Signature Detail
Short Name |
VNC:CHICKEN-VNC-DOS |
|---|---|
Severity |
Medium |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
VNC |
Keywords |
Chicken of the VNC Remote Denial of Service |
Release Date |
2013/04/05 |
Update Number |
2252 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
VNC: Chicken of the VNC Remote Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Chicken of the VNC. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
Chicken of the VNC is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to properly handle malformed server-supplied content. Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash affected client applications. Chicken of the VNC 2.0b4 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
Affected Products
- Chicken of the VNC 2.0 b4
References
- BugTraq: 22372
- CVE: CVE-2007-0756