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TITLE:
CA Directory SNMP Packet Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46822

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=46822

RELEASE DATE:
2011-11-17

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http://secunia.com/advisories/46822/

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=46822

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in CA Directory, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
parsing of SNMP packets and can be exploited to cause a crash by
sending a specially crafted SNMP packet.

The vulnerability is reported in versions r12 SP1 through SP7. Please
see the vendor's advisory for the list of affected products.

SOLUTION:
Apply patch (please see the vendor's advisory for more information).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits nabCERT, National Australia Bank.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
CA20111116-01:
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID={286545DB-00B9-4B4C-8DE7-F00827F3CC75}

OTHER REFERENCES:
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