NetBSD PPPoE Discovery Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:30838

Info

NetBSD PPPoE Discovery Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30838
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3584
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 26 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:24PM
Credit: Yasuoka Masahiko from Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
Vulnerable: NetBSD NetBSD 3.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD 3.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD Current
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0
NetBSD NetBSD 3.1
Navision Financials Server 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

NetBSD PPPoE Discovery Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

NetBSD is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected computer, denying service to legitimate users. Given the nature of this issue, remote code execution may be possible, but this has not been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

NetBSD PPPoE Discovery Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, attackers use readily available packet generators.

Solution / Fix

NetBSD PPPoE Discovery Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Fixes are available in the NetBSD CVS repository. Please see the references for more information.

References

NetBSD PPPoE Discovery Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:
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