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Symantec Firewall Malformed TCP Packet Options Remote DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 12216

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote system appears vulnerable to an invalid Options field within a TCP packet. At least one vendor firewall (Symantec) has been reported prone to such a bug. An attacker, utilizing this flaw, would be able to remotely shut down the remote firewall (stopping all network-based transactions) by sending a single packet to any port.

Solution

Apply vendor-supplied patches.

See Also

https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/blog/research/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12216

File Name: tcp_options_dos.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Family: Firewalls

Published: 4/26/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0375

BID: 10204