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Zebedee Target Port 0 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for target port 0 denial of service vulnerability in Zebedee

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote host contains a IP tunnelling programming that is prone to
denial of service attacks.

Description :

The remote host is running Zebedee, an open-source IP tunneling
program for Linux, unix, and Windows.

The version of Zebedee installed on the remote host is prone to denial
of service attacks. Specifically, the server will crash if it
receives a request for a connection with a destination port of 0. By
exploiting this flaw, a possible hacker could cause the affected application
to fail to respond to further requests.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/410157/30/0/threaded
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=8134987&forum_id=2055

Solution :

Upgrade to Zebedee 2.4.1A / 2.5.3 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:P/I:N/B:A)

Networks Security ID: 14796

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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