(PVS) Signatures - Tenable Network Security

CVE Not available
AOL Instant Messenger Remote Malformed GIF DoS
PVS ID: 3008 FAMILY: Internet Messengers RISK: HIGH NESSUS ID:18432
Description: Synopsis :\n\nThe remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.\n\nThe
remote host is running AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Versions 5.9.3797 and lower are
reported vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service (DoS) attack. An attacker exploiting this
flaw would only need to be able to initiate an GIF image exchange with a vulnerable AOL
IM client. Successful exploitation would result in the Instant Messenger client crashing.
Solution: Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.
CVE-2005-1891
GoodTech < 5.15 SMTP RCPT TO: Single Character DoS
PVS ID: 3009 FAMILY: SMTP Servers
RISK:
MEDIUM
NESSUS ID:18433
Description: Synopsis :\n\nThe remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.\n\nThe
remote host is running the GoodTech SMTP server. This version of Goodtech is vulnerable
to a remote Denial of Service (DoS) attack. An attacker sending a single character as an
argument to the 'RCPT TO:' value, will cause the server to crash.
Solution: Upgrade to version 5.15 or higher.
CVE-2005-1013
Mac OS X 10.4.1 Detection
PVS ID: 3010 FAMILY: Operating System Detection RISK:
MEDIUM
NESSUS ID:Not Available
Description: The remote host is running Mac OS 10.4.1. It should run 10.4.2 to be up-to-date.
Solution: Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.
CVE Not available
Leafnode < 1.11.3 TCP Timeout DoS
PVS ID: 3011 FAMILY: Generic
Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS) Signatures
RISK:
MEDIUM
NESSUS ID:Not Available
Description: Synopsis :\n\nThe remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.\n\nThe
remote host is running the LeafNode NNTP server. The version of LeafNode that is
installed is vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service (DoS) attack. When an upstream
NNTP server requests a header and then allows the connection to time out, the LeafNode
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