FreeBSD/NetBSD IP Fragmentation denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in FreeBSD and NetBSD. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IP Fragmentation Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2001-0710. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FreeBSD and NetBSD (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component IP Fragmentation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

NetBSD 1.5 and earlier and FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of IP fragments to the machine, exhausting the mbuf pool.

The weakness was published 09/20/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0710. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6636), SecurityFocus (BID 2799†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23090†). 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: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/29/2001 🔍
05/29/2001 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2001 +114 days 🔍
09/20/2001 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2009 +2877 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +1798 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +950 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0710 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0710
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17425
X-Force: 6636
SecurityFocus: 2799 - Multiple BSD Vendor IP Fragment Queue Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23090 - NetBSD <= 1.5 and FreeBSD <= 4.3 IP fragments Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 13:17
Updated: 02/13/2017 10:01
Changes: 07/09/2014 13:17 (48), 02/13/2017 10:01 (9)
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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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