PCWorks: Microsoft NetMeeting Denial of Service Vulnerability

Clint,
You better change ISP's or something.
I've seen all 5 of these since Wednesday.


Jeff
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Intrepid Video TV Repair
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Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 2:19 AM
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Subject: PCWorks: Microsoft NetMeeting Denial of Service
Vulnerability

(FIFTH try at posting!)


TITLE:
Microsoft NetMeeting Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20477

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.c
om/advisories/20477/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Windows NetMeeting 3.x
http://secunia.com/p
roduct/1813/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability in Microsoft NetMeeting, which can be
exploited
by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
handling
of certain received data. This can be exploited to overwrite
application memory, which causes the application to crash or
to
consume a large amount of CPU resources.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.01. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict use of the product to within trusted networks only.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www
.hexview.com/docs/20060606-1.txt
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