Multiple Vendor Out Of Band Data DoS (WinNuke)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10314

Synopsis

The remote service is vulnerable to denial of service.

Description

It was possible to crash the remote host using the 'Winnuke' attack, that is to send an OOB message to this port.

An attacker may use this flaw to make this host crash continuously, preventing the system from working properly.

Solution

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;179129

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10314

File Name: winnuke.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: remote

Family: Denial of Service

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 8/6/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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: 5/7/1997

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0153

BID: 2010

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