NAI Sniffer Agent False Login Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:1903

Info

NAI Sniffer Agent False Login Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1903
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2000-1160
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 02 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 03:56AM
Credit: This vulnerability was first announced by Kevin Start <[email protected]> on November 2, 2000.
Vulnerable: Network Associates Sniffer Agent 3.0.10
+ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

NAI Sniffer Agent False Login Denial of Service Vulnerability

NAI Sniffer Agent is part of the NAI Sniffer network monitoring package. A vulnerability exists in the agent that can allow a malicious user to crash a system running the agent.

The Sniffer Agent is access controlled, and requires a login for a user to attain remote access. It is reported that the Sniffer Agent does not reliably handle false login requests, and when faced with a large amount of false authentication requests, causes host system instability. This flaw makes it possible for a malicious user to crash a host running the agent by flooding it with false login requests, resulting in a Denial of Service.

Exploit / POC

NAI Sniffer Agent False Login Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

NAI Sniffer Agent False Login Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not ware of any vendor supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

NAI Sniffer Agent False Login Denial of Service Vulnerability

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