AnalogX Proxy SOCKS4a DNS Hostname Handling Remote Overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 11126

Synopsis

The remote SOCKS service is prone to a buffer overflow attack.

Description

The SOCKS4a service running on the remote host crashes when it receives a request with a long hostname. An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to disable the remote service or even execute arbitrary code on the affected host.

Solution

Contact the vendor for a fix.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 11126

File Name: socks4a_hostname_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Family: Firewalls

Published: 9/21/2002

Updated: 7/30/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1001

BID: 5138, 5139

Detections

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