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>> TFTP Server SP Error Message Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : TFTP Server SP Error Message Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1468
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2161
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-09
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A vulnerability has been identified in TFTP Server SP, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error when processing overly long error messages, which could be exploited to crash an affected application or compromise a vulnerable system via a specially crafted packet.
Affected Products
TFTP Server SP version 1.4 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1468
Credits
Vulnerability reported by tix.
ChangeLog
2008-05-09 : Initial release
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