Powernet Portscan DoS Vulnerability

BID:2992

Info

Powernet Portscan DoS Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2992
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2001-1239
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 29 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:56AM
Credit: This issue was discovered and submitted to the SecurityFocus Vulnerability Analysis Team on June 29th, 2001 by <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Connect INC PowerNet IX Debian 6.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Powernet Portscan DoS Vulnerability

PowerNet is a family of commercial hardware and software solutions intended to provide wireless connectivity across different platforms. PowerNet IX represents the part of the series geared towards Linux operating systems.

When ports on Powernet IX are scanned, it becomes prone to denial of service attacks. Affected services must be rebooted to regain functionality.

Exploit / POC

Powernet Portscan DoS Vulnerability

No exploit is required to cause this behaviour. A portscanning utility such as netcat or nmap may be used.

Solution / Fix

Powernet Portscan DoS Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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Powernet Portscan DoS Vulnerability

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