A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.2 (including) | 3.2 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.6 (including) | 3.6 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 4.4 (including) | 4.4 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 4.4.1 (including) | 4.4.1 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 5.2 (including) | 5.2 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 5.3 (including) | 5.3 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 6.1 (including) | 6.1 (including) |
| Suse_linux | Suse | 6.2 (including) | 6.2 (including) |