| GEN:SID | 1:1605 |
| Message | DOS iParty DOS attempt |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to issue a Denial of Service to a host running iParty.
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| Impact | Denial of Service.
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| Detailed Information | iParty is an audio/text chat program for Windows. The iParty server listens on a specified port 6004 for client requests. An attacker can connect to the chat server and send a large amount of '^?' characters (ASCII 255 or Hex FF), the server will simply shutdown and disconnect all the current users.
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| Affected Systems | iParty prior to 1.2
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| Attack Scenarios | cat /dev/kmem | telnet target 6004
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| Ease of Attack | Simple.
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| Corrective Action | Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.
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| Additional References | http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=10111
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| Rule References | bugtraq: 6844
cve: 1999-1566
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