Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

This update addresses the following security issues : - the sendmsg function in the Linux kernel did not block during UNIX socket garbage collection. This could, potentially, lead to a local denial of service. CVE-2008-5300, Important - when fput was called to close a socket, the scmdestroy...

Microsoft Windows TCP/IP stack IGMP DoS

System hangs on malformed IGMPv3 packet...

HP-UX PHNE_14017 : s700_800 11.00 cumulative ARPA Transport patch

s700800 11.00 cumulative ARPA Transport patch : A TCP SYN packet with target host's address as both source and destination can cause system hangs. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and patch checks in this plugin were extracted from HP patch PHNE14017. The...

QNX timer DoS

If user mode apllicatation creates a number of timer system hangs...

QNX 6.1 - TimeCreate Local Denial of Service

QNX 6.1 - TimeCreate Local Denial of Service // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6114/info A denial of service vulnerability has been discovered in QNX. It has been reported that it is possible for unprivileged users to cause QNX systems to stop responding, by creating multiple timers...