GEN:SID 1:1605
Message DOS iParty DOS attempt
Summary This event is generated when an attempt is made to issue a Denial of Service to a host running iParty.
Impact Denial of Service.
Detailed Information iParty is an audio/text chat program for Windows.  The iParty server listens on a specified port 6004 for client requests. An attacker can connect to the chat server and send a large amount of '^?' characters (ASCII 255 or Hex FF), the server will simply shutdown and disconnect all the current users.  
Affected Systems iParty prior to 1.2
Attack Scenarios cat /dev/kmem | telnet target 6004
Ease of Attack Simple.
Corrective Action Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.
Additional References http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=10111
Rule References bugtraq: 6844
cve: 1999-1566