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Windows Applications Insecure Library Loading

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The list is continuously updated as we confirm the vulnerability reports so check back regularly too see if any of your apps are affected.


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TITLE:
HP Data Protector Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA41735

VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/41735/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=41735

RELEASE DATE:
2010-10-17

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/41735/#comments

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http://secunia.com/advisories/41735/

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=41735

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 * AUTOMATED SCANNING

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/

DESCRIPTION:
Pepelux has discovered a vulnerability in HP Data Protector, which
can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a NULL-pointer dereference error
in OmniInet.exe and can be exploited to cause the process to crash
via a specially crafted packet sent to e.g. TCP port 5555.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version A.06.11.0000. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted hosts only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Pepelux

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-10/0040.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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