3com HiperARC 4.2.29 Telnet Service IAC Packets denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in 3com HiperARC 4.2.29. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Telnet Service. Performing a manipulation as part of IAC Packets results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1336. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 3com HiperARC 4.2.29. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation as part of a IAC Packets 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. The summary by CVE is:

3Com HiPer Access Router Card (HiperARC) 4.0 through 4.2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a flood of IAC packets to the telnet port.

The weakness was published 08/12/1999 by Jonathan Chapman as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1336. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

After 19 hours, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10108 (3Com HiPer Access Router Card (HiperARC) IAC Packet Flood DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Denial of Service and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9872), Tenable (10108), OSVDB (6057†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-65†). Further details are available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 10108
Nessus Name: 3Com HiPer Access Router Card (HiperARC) IAC Packet Flood DoS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: 3com.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Jonathan Chapman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1336 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1336
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14775
X-Force: 9872
OSVDB: 6057 - 3Com HiPer Access Router Card (HiperARC) IAC Packet Flood DoS
Vulnerability Center: 65 - DOS 3COM Hiper Router, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 19:20
Updated: 04/19/2026 10:03
Changes: 06/21/2014 19:20 (66), 05/04/2019 20:29 (5), 04/19/2026 10:03 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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