Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall 5.0 ICMP Packet denial of service
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A vulnerability was found in Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall 5.0 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component ICMP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Denial of service in Gauntlet Firewall via a malformed ICMP packet.
The weakness was presented 07/30/1999 by Mike Frantzen (FIRST) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0683. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/04/2019). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading to version 5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3108). See VDB-15779, VDB-16013, VDB-18114 and VDB-20453 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Gauntlet Firewall 5.5
Timeline
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06/21/2014 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Mike Frantzen (FIRST)
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0683 (🔍)
X-Force: 3108
SecurityFocus: 556 - Gauntlet Firewall Denial of Service Attack
OSVDB: 1029 - NAI Gauntlet Firewall Malformed ICMP Packet Handling Remote DoS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 06/21/2014 17:54Updated: 04/04/2019 16:43
Changes: 06/21/2014 17:54 (62), 04/04/2019 16:43 (2)
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