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Firewall/1 UDP port 0 DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Crashes the remote host by sending a UDP packet going to port 0 Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment It was possible to crash either the remote host or the firewall in between us and the remote host by sending an UDP packet going to port 0. This flaw may permit a possible hacker to shut down your network. Solution : contact your firewall vendor if it was the firewall which crashed, or filter incoming UDP traffic if the remote host crashed. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 576 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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