SunOS can be crashed with malformed UDP packets
| udp-bomb (143) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
By sending a UDP packet constructed with illegal values in certain fields, an attacker can crash some older Unix systems. Most operating systems that are not vulnerable to this attack will discard the invalid packet without retaining evidence indicating that an attack occurred.
Platforms Affected:
- Sun, SunOS 4.0.3
- Sun, SunOS 4.0.3c
- Sun, SunOS 4.1
- Sun, SunOS 4.1.1
- Sun, SunOS 4.1.2
- Sun, SunOS 4.1.3
- Sun, SunOS 4.1.3a1
- Sun, SunOS 4.1psr_a
Remedy:
Apply the Sun Patch ID#100567-04, available from the SunSolve Online: Patches Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Sun Microsystems, Inc. Web site, SunSolve Online: Patches at http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/patch-access.
- CVE-1999-0217: Malicious option settings in UDP packets could force a reboot in SunOS 4.1.3 systems.
Reported:
Jan 01, 1997
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