Cayman gateways vulnerable to a denial of service via oversized ICMP echo (ping) requests.

Overview

Cayman gateways vulnerable to a denial of service via oversized ICMP echo (ping) requests. Installing the newest version of the vendor software will resolve this vulnerability.

Description

Cayman gateways running versions 5.5 Build R0, 5.3 Build R2, 5.3 Build R1 are vulnerable to an oversized ICMP echo (ping) request. By sending an oversized ping packet to the gateway, it is possible to crash various services resulting in a denial of service.

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Impact

Exploiting this vulnerability results in a denial of service.

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Solution

Upgrade to the latest vendor software release.

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Vendor Information

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Cayman Affected

Notified: July 27, 2001 Updated: August 21, 2001

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23104823 Feedback>).

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References

<http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1240&gt;

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was discovered by Cassius.

This document was written by Jason Rafail.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2000-0418
Severity Metric:	1.41 Date Public: