---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003: 2,700 advisories published 2004: 3,100 advisories published 2005: 4,600 advisories published 2006: 5,300 advisories published How do you know which Secunia advisories are important to you? The Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions allows you to filter and structure all the information you need, so you can address issues effectively. Get a free trial of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/38/vi/?ref=secadv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: NuFW "samp_send()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27442 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27442/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: DoS WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: NuFW 2.x http://secunia.com/product/15380/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in NuFW, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "samp_send()" function in nuauth/sasl.c when calling "sasl_encode64()". This can potentially be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow with three bytes. The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.2.7. SOLUTION: Update to version 2.2.7. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.nufw.org/+NuFW-2-2-7,207+.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------