HTTP: LAN Messenger Remote Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against LAN Messenger. Successful exploitation results in denial of service.

Extended Description

Buffer overflow in LAN Messenger 1.2.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an initiation request.

Affected Products

Lan_messenger lan_messenger1.2.28

References

CVE: CVE-2012-3845

Short Name
HTTP:DOS:LAN-MSG-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2012-3845 Denial LAN Messenger Remote Service of
Release Date
12/08/2015
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3336
Port
TCP/50000
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Lan_messenger

CVSS Score

5.0

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