Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall 5.0 ICMP Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall 5.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component ICMP Packet Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0683. In addition, an exploit is available. This vulnerability is historically impactful due to its background and the reception it garnered. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 08/14/2024). 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 databases at X-Force (3108), Exploit-DB (19441), SecurityFocus (BID 556†) and OSVDB (1029†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gauntlet Firewall 5.5

Timelineinfo

07/30/1999 🔍
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02/21/2003 +1302 days 🔍
06/21/2014 +4137 days 🔍
08/14/2024 +3707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Mike Frantzen (FIRST)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0683 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14748
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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 17:54
Updated: 08/14/2024 06:29
Changes: 06/21/2014 17:54 (62), 04/04/2019 16:43 (2), 08/14/2024 06:29 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:D7F:103

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