Test ID:	11126
Category:	Gain root remotely
Title:	SOCKS4A hostname overflow
Summary:	Too long hostname kills the SOCKS4A server
Description:	It was possible to kill the remote SOCKS4A server by sending a request with a too long hostname. A cracker may exploit this vulnerability to make your SOCKS server crash continually or even execute arbitrary code on your system. Solution : upgrade your software Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 5138 BugTraq ID: 5139 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-1001 Bugtraq: 20020701 Foundstone Advisory - Buffer Overflow in AnalogX Proxy (fwd) (Google Search) http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0006.html http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9455.php http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9456.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5138 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5139
Copyright	This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi

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