DOS: Nortel Nautica Marlin
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Nortel/Bay Networks Nautica Marlin bridge. All versions are susceptible. Attackers can send zero byte UDP packets to SNMP/161, causing the bridge to crash.
Extended Description
A vulnerability exists in the Nortel/Bay Networks Nautica Marlin router pruduct. Sending a 0 byte UDP packet to port 161 (SNMP) to one of these routers will cause it to crash. This attack can be trivially performed using NMAP or other UDP port scanner.
Affected Products
Nortel_networks nautica
References
BugTraq: 1009
CVE: CVE-2000-0221
URL: http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/4200.php http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-02/0324.html
Short Name
DOS:NETDEV:NORTEL-MARLIN
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
DOS
Keywords
CVE-2000-0221 Marlin Nautica Nortel bid:1009
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
Port
UDP/161
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Nortel_networks
CVSS Score
5.0