Description
GNU Gatekeeper before 3.1 does not limit the number of connections to the status port, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection and thread consumption) via a large number of connections.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77975
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55198
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50343
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.gnugk.org/gnugk-3.1.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/25/3
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/84862
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00070.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0387
EPSS Percentile
89.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (27)
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.0.3
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.0.4
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.0.5
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.0.6
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.0.7
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.0.8
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.0.9
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.2.0
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.2.1
gnugk/gnu_gatekeeper
2.2.2
... and 17 more
Published
Aug 31, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026