rwhod Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in rwhod. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Packet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0469. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in rwhod (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component 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. The summary by CVE is:

rwho daemon rwhod in FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets with a short length.

The weakness was released 06/27/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0469. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6229), SecurityFocus (BID 2473†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23091†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/12/2001 🔍
03/12/2001 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +107 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2009 +2962 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +1793 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +955 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0469 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16881
X-Force: 6229 - rwhod remote denial of service
SecurityFocus: 2473 - rwhod Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23091 - FreeBSD <= 4.2 and Apple Mac OS X <= 10.0.4 RWHO Daemon Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:28
Updated: 02/13/2017 10:01
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:28 (50), 02/13/2017 10:01 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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