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DoS Attack in CASSANDRA NNTP Server



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General Info


TC: 11202
Description: A buffer overflow problem in the CASSANDRA NNTPServer v1.0.
Performing an attack with a large amount of login information on Port 119 causes the process containing the services to stop responding.
TC Impact: Denial of Service
Service: nntp



Specific Operations and Actions:


Vulnerability Publication: May 1, 2000
Advisory Copyright: USSR Labs
Summary: A buffer overflow problem causes CASSANDRA NNTP Server to stop responding.
Risk: Medium
CVSS 2.0 metrics: Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: Partial
CVSS 2.0 Base Score: 5.0
Vulnerability Impact: Denial of Service
Host Impact: Server crashes.
Nature of Remediation: Update the software.
Step required to fix the reported vulnerability:

***** Solution type: Upgrade Software *****

Update software.



Glossary and References :


References:
http://www.atrium-software.com/forum/
See Also http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1156

CVE Link: CVE-2000-0341
CVE Compatible

Glossary: NNTP


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