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PT-1998-1095 · Ibm +6 · Aix +7
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: No specific software or versions mentioned Description: The issue allows ICMP messages to broadcast addresses, enabling a Smurf attack. This can cause a denial of service. Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer...
Linux Kernel 2.0/2.1 (Digital UNIX 4.0 D / FreeBSD 2.2.4 / HP HP-UX 10.20/11.0 / IBM AIX 3.2.5 / NetBSD 1.2 / Solaris 2.5.1) - Smurf Denial of Service
/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/147/info The "Smurf" denial of service exploits the existance, and forwarding of, packets sent to IP broadcast addreses. By creating an ICMP echo request packet, with the source address set to an IP within the network to be attacked, and the destination...
