Motorola Surfboard 4200 cable modem port scan denial of service
| motorola-surfboard-portscan-dos (10513) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Motorola Surfboard 4200 (SB 4200) cable modem is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. If a remote attacker port scans the cable modem user's IP address or an attacker from within the network port scans the cable modem's internal IP address using the nmap -p option, the attacker could cause the cable modem to crash. The device must be manually restarted to regain normal functionality.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Update the firmware to version 0.4.4.2, or to the latest version, as described in the messages at the Charter Pipeline Solutions Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 30 2002 - 14:02:27 CST : Motorola Cable Modem DOS .
- Charter Pipeline Solutions Web site: Motorola SURFboard 4200 Firmware Problems Freezing Up.
- CVE-2002-1944: Motorola Surfboard 4200 cable modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by performing a SYN scan using a tool such as nmap.
Platforms Affected:
- Motorola Motorola Surfboard 4200
Reported:
Oct 30, 2002
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