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Cayman gateways are vulnerable to a denial of service via a portscan

Vulnerability Note VU#312761

Original Release Date: 2001-08-27 | Last Revised: 2001-08-27

Overview

Cayman gateways are vulnerable to a denial of service. An attacker can send a number of TCP connect() requests or SYN packets, in conjunction with a "Bouncing" vulnerability, and can cause a denial of service to the gateway.

Description

The gateway will crash after receiving a number of TCP connect() requests or SYN packets. This can be exploited via the LAN side, and via the WAN side in conjunction with a "bouncing" vulnerability. Installing the newest version will resolve this vulnerability.

Impact

A denial of service occurs.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest vendor software release.

Vendor Information

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Cayman Affected

Notified:  July 27, 2001 Updated: August 21, 2001

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3001

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was discovered by Karim Elmaizi.

This document was written by Jason Rafail.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2001-0773
Severity Metric: 2.81
Date Public: 2001-07-09
Date First Published: 2001-08-27
Date Last Updated: 2001-08-27 15:02 UTC
Document Revision: 7

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