PT-2002-3131 · Direct Connect · Dctc

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2419

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Direct connect text client (DCTC) client version 0.83.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by sending a string that ends with a NULL byte character.

Recommendations For version 0.83.3, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, if available. As a temporary workaround, restrict incoming connections to trusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2419

Affected Products

Dctc

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2419 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5781 · Patch
• http://ac2i.tzo.com/dctc/ChangeLog · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10181.php · Note