Vulnerability Note VU#136424

Overview

Remote Execute cannot handle more than seven connections simultaneously. If more than seven connections are attempted, Remote Execute will crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Description

Remote Execute is a network administration tool for the Windows platform that allows users to run applications remotely. Remote Execute contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. The flaw exists because Remote Execute cannot handle more than seven connections simultaneously. If seven or more connections are attempted, Remote Execute will crash.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to crash Remote Execute resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Solution

Upgrade This issue was addressed in Remote Execute version 2.3.0.1.

Systems Affected (Learn More)

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
IBEX Software	Unknown	-	10 Dec 2004

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CVSS Metrics (Learn More)

Group	Score	Vector
Base	N/A	N/A
Temporal	N/A	N/A
Environmental	N/A	N/A

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/13389/
• http://www.ibexsoftware.com/downloadRemoteExecute.asp

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Paul Craig.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

• CVE IDs: Unknown
• Date Public: 06 Dec 2004
• Date First Published: 10 Dec 2004
• Date Last Updated: 10 Dec 2004
• Severity Metric: 1.18
• Document Revision: 29