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TITLE:
EMC Data Protection Advisor NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of
Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48658

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/48658/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48658

RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-30

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DESCRIPTION:
Luigi Auriemma has discovered a vulnerability in EMC Data Protection
Advisor, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a NULL pointer dereference error
in the DPA Controller service when handling certain authentication
packets. This can be exploited to cause the service to crash via a
specially crafted packet sent to TCP port 3916.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.8.1 Build 5991. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted hosts only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Luigi Auriemma

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dpa_1-adv.txt

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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