Short Name |
APP:GAME:DIRECTPLAY-NULL-PTR |
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Severity |
Minor |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
DirectPlay Null Pointer Denial of Service |
Release Date |
2010/08/12 |
Update Number |
1751 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.1+, isg-3.5+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in DirectPlay, a component of DirectX 8. A malicious player can send malformed player join packets containing a null pointer, causing the server to crash.
Microsoft DirectX is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these issues to interrupt existing sessions or crash or freeze the application that uses DirectX, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.