Short Name |
APP:GAME:DIRECTPLAY-PLAYER-DOS |
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Severity |
Minor |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
DirectPlay Fake Player 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, causing the server to fill up its player slots with nonexistent players, denying the game service to legitimate players.
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.