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dante -- fd_set structure bitmap array index overflow

Affected packages
		dante	<	1.1.15

Details

VuXML ID	a37de4b6-7a9d-11d9-b49f-080020fe8945
Discovery	2004-12-12
Entry	2005-01-31

A problem has been discovered where it's possible to, under certain circumstance, perform a DOS (denial of service) attack against the Dante server, leading it to crash or become unable to provide service to clients. The problem was recently made public by a source unrelated to Inferno Nettverk.

References

URL	http://www.inet.no/dante/advisory-2005-01-28
URL	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/388201/2005-01-18/2005-01-24/0