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TCP/IP Fragmentation DoS (nestea)

high Nessus Plugin ID 10148

Synopsis

The remote service is prone to a denial of service attack.

Description

It was possible to make the remote server crash using the 'nestea' attack.

An attacker may use this flaw to shut down this server, thus preventing your network from working properly

Solution

Contact your operating system vendor for the appropriate patch or upgrade.

See Also

https://insecure.org/sploits/linux.PalmOS.nestea.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10148

File Name: nestea.nasl

Version: 1.35

Type: remote

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 3/6/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/1998

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0257

BID: 7219