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vendor:
NSTX
by:
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
400
CWE
Product Name: NSTX
Affected Version From:
Affected Version To:
Patch Exists: No
Related CWE:
CPE: a:nstx_project:nstx
Metasploit:
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Platforms Tested:

Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in NSTX

The vulnerability exists due to a failure of NSTX to handle network strings of excessive length. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network string, causing the affected process to crash and denying service to legitimate users.

Mitigation:

Apply the vendor-supplied patch or update to a version that has addressed this vulnerability.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9989/info

It has been reported that NSTX is prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to handle network strings of excessive length.

This issue may allow a remote attacker to cause the affected process to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

remote-hacker$ perl -e '{ print "A" x 500 }' | nc -u www.example.com

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