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HP-UX swagentd denial of service vulnerability

HP-UX swagentd denial of service vulnerability

Date Discovered: 2006. március 24.
Date Published: 2006. március 28.
Last Updated: 2006. március 28.

Threat Assessment
Overall Risk: Medium
Impact:          High
Popularity:    Medium
Simplicity:     Low

Vulnerability Description
Vulnerability ID:          33956
Discovered By:            David Calligaris
Exploitable Locally:     No
Exploitable Remotely: Yes
Impact:                        Remote attackers can cause a denial of service condition.
Root Cause:                 Software Vulnerability

HP-UX contains a vulnerability that can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition. The vulnerability is due to an unspecified error in swagentd. Remote attackers can exploit the vulnerability to cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

 

 

More information on CA Vulnerability Information Center: 
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33956

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2006-04-04 13:05

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