Title: OmniCom winShadow Server Login Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
OmniCom winShadow is a remote desktop tool designed for Microsoft Windows platform. The software can be used to access remote systems through the Internet or local area networks.
A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition in the winShadow server. The issue may present itself when an attacker sends long string values to the server for user name and password during the login process. This issue may cause the software to behave in an unstable manner leading to a crash.
Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause the software to crash or hang. It is not known if this condition may also be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
OmniCom winShadow version 2.0 has been reported to be prone to this issue, however other versions may be affected as well.
Affected Products:
- OmniCom winShadow 2.0.0
References:
- OmniCom: winShadow
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