Description
swnet.dll in YaSoft Switch Off 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a long packet with two CRLF sequences to the service management port (TCP 8000).
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- YaSoft Switch Off 2.3 - Large Packet Remote Denial of Service EDB-23508 · dos · Jan 2, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 9339 vdb-entry
- switch-off-swnet-dos(14123) vdb-entry
- http://www.elitehaven.net/switchoff.txt
- 20040102 Switch Off Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 1008581 vdb-entry
- 10521 third-party-advisory