VDB-269 · BID 8543 · Snort 521

Microsoft Windows up to 98 SP1 UDP Fragment denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to 98 SP1 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component UDP Fragment Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to 98 SP1 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component UDP Fragment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 09/04/2003 by warlord as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 521.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 8543†). securityfocus.com is providing further details. The entry VDB-270 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: microsoft.com

Snort ID: 521

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09/04/2003 🔍
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09/09/2003 +5 days 🔍
03/08/2021 +6390 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Discovery (warlord)
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269
SecurityFocus: 8543 - Microsoft Windows 98 Fragmented UDP Flood Denial Of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 09/09/2003 12:02
Updated: 03/08/2021 17:24
Changes: 09/09/2003 12:02 (59), 06/26/2019 14:06 (2), 03/08/2021 17:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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