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TCP/IP SYN Loopback Request Remote DoS (land.c)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10133

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

It was possible to make the remote server crash using the 'land' attack.

An attacker may use this flaw to shut down this server, thus preventing your network from working properly.

Solution

Contact your operating system vendor for a patch.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e5a70096

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10133

File Name: land.nasl

Version: 1.33

Type: remote

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/1997

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0016

BID: 2666