First published: Tue Jan 09 2001(Updated: )
in.identd ident server in SuSE Linux 6.x and 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long request, which causes the server to access a NULL pointer and crash.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
SUSE Linux | =6.0 | |
SUSE Linux | =6.1 | |
SUSE Linux | =6.2 | |
SUSE Linux | =6.3 | |
SUSE Linux | =6.4 | |
SUSE Linux | =7.0 |
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CVE-2000-1107 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service in affected versions of the in.identd ident server.
To fix CVE-2000-1107, upgrade to a version of SUSE Linux that does not include the vulnerable ident server or apply relevant security patches.
CVE-2000-1107 affects SUSE Linux versions 6.0 through 7.0.
The impact of CVE-2000-1107 is the potential crashing of the in.identd ident server, leading to a denial of service.
There is no public indication that CVE-2000-1107 is actively being exploited, but the vulnerability poses a risk to affected systems.