NNTP: InterNetNews NULL Path Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known flaw in InterNetNews. The vulnerability occurs in the 'innd' daemon, which handles NNTP connections. The 'innd' daemon can be forced to terminate by causing an access violation (raising a SIGSEGV). This vulnerability can be exploited for Denial of Service. It is believed that it cannot be exploited to gain privileges.
Short Name
NNTP:INTERNETNEWS-NULL-PATH-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
NNTP
Keywords
Denial InterNetNews NULL Path Service of
Release Date
11/16/2012
Supported Platforms
mx-19.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-19.4
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.4
srxevo-25.4
vsrx-26.2
srx-26.2
srx-branch-26.2
vsrx3bsd-26.2
mx-12.3
srx-12.3
srx-branch-12.3
vsrx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown