Signature Detail
Short Name |
P2P:EDONKEY:CLIENT-DOS-ATK |
|---|---|
Severity |
Medium |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
P2P |
Keywords |
edonkey2000 p2p dos overnet |
Release Date |
2003/04/22 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.1+, isg-3.5+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
P2P: eDonkey2000 and Overnet DoS
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulerability against eDonkey2000 or Overnet servers. Attackers can send a maliciously crafted HELLO packet to crash the application; the system must be manually restarted to restore the service.
Extended Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in some versions of Overnet and eDonkey. Remote attackers could exploit this vulnerability to conduct a denial of service attack on an affected system.
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