Global Village modem denial of service
| global-village-modem-dos (3320) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Global Village modem AT commands is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An attacker can send an AT command to a remote computer that responds to commands, such as ctcp, ping, and icmp to cause the modem on the responding computer to execute the received commands. This attack can be performed on any computer with a Global Village modem.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2012.
References:
- BUGTRAQ@netspace.org, Sun, 27 Sep 1998 13:52:33 -0400: 1+2=3, +++ATH0=Old school DoS.
- Macintouch Web site: Modem Guard Mode/Security Defect.
- CVE-1999-1228: Various modems that do not implement a guard time, or are configured with a guard time of 0, can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary modem commands such as ATH, ATH0, etc., via a +++ sequence that appears in ICMP packets, the subject of an e-mail message, IRC commands, and others.
Platforms Affected:
- Various vendors Any application
Reported:
Jun 21, 1999
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