NetScreen ScreenOS Can Be Crashed By Remote Users Sending Packets With Certain TCP Window Sizes
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1007329
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CVE Reference: GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 29 2003
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Impact: Denial of service via network
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 4.0.3r2; Confirmed on NetScreen 204 and 208
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Description: A denial of service vulnerability was reported in NetScreen's ScreenOS. A remote user can cause the firewall device to crash and reboot.
It is reported that a remote user can cause the NetScreen 204 and 208 devices running ScreenOS 4.0.3r2 to crash by connecting to
a management port (e.g., ssh, telnet, http) using a certain TCP Windows size. Only systems that have one or more management ports
enabled are affected.
As a demonstration exploit, you can reportedly set the following Windows 2000 SP1/SP2 registry values:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentContr
olSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
New DWORD Value
Tcp1323Opts
HEX
3
TcpWindowSize
Decimal
131400
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Impact: A remote user can connect to an enabled management port to cause the system to crash and reboot.
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Solution: No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.netscreen.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Exception handling error
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Reported By: Papa loves Mambo <plm@ioerror.org>
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: 29 Jul 2003 16:27:05 -0000
From: Papa loves Mambo <plm@ioerror.org>
Subject: NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.3r2 DOS
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There is a vulnerability in NetScreen's latest ScreenOS
that allows a malicious user to create a denial of
service attack remotely.
This has only been confirmed with the following
operating systems and NetScreen hardware.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 and SP2
NetScreen 204 and 208
By modifying the TCP Window size in the registry in W2K
a user can cause a NetScreen 20x running ScreenOS
4.0.3r2 to core dump the ASIC and reboot.
This only affects devices that have management services
such as Web, Telnet, or SSH enabled on an interface.
When a user tries to connect to one of the management
ports with the registry settings below the NetScreen
crashes.
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
New DWORD Value
Tcp1323Opts
HEX
TcpWindowSize
Decimal
131400
Papa Love Mambo Research Group
plm at ioerror.org
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