Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL Unauthorized Remote Restart Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	3851
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2002-0119
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 11 2002 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 11 2009 09:56AM
Credit:	Discovered and posted to Bugtraq by Hacknisty <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable:	Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL
Not Vulnerable:

Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL Unauthorized Remote Restart Vulnerability

Speed Touch Home ADSL modem provides high speed access to the internet and is maintained by Alcatel.

An issue has been reported which could initiate a denial of service condition on a host running the modem.

Reportedly, a remote user attempting OS detection on a host using Speed Touch Home ADSL modem, could cause the modem to restart.

Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL Unauthorized Remote Restart Vulnerability

No exploit code is required.

Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL Unauthorized Remote Restart 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]>.

Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL Unauthorized Remote Restart Vulnerability

References:

• Alcatel ADSL Modem Security Information (Alcatel)
  
• Alcatel Speed Touch Home Product Information (Alcatel)