Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in freeSSHd, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
freeSSHd Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36506
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36506/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in freeSSHd, which can be exploited
by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified pre-authentication
error. No more information is currently available.
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.2.4. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the service.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reportedly a module for VulnDisco Pack.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=57
http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
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