Synopsis
The remote SOCKS service is prone to a denial of service attack.
Description
It is possible to connect to the SOCKS4 server through itself. An attacker can leverage this issue to saturate the host's CPU, memory or file descriptors.
Solution
Reconfigure the service so that it refuses connections to itself.
Plugin Details
File Name: socks4_loop_connect.nasl
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
