timed daemon remote denial of service

timed-remote-dos (6228) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Timed is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. In systems where the timed daemon has been configured to run, a remote attacker can send malformed packets to the timed daemon to cause the service to crash. The service must be restarted to regain normal functionality.

Platforms Affected:

  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 3.0
  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 3.1
  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 3.2
  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 3.3
  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 3.4
  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 3.5
  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 4.0
  • FreeBSD, FreeBSD 4.1
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 6.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 6.1
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 7.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 7.1
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 7.2
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 1.0.1
  • SCO, Caldera OpenServer 5.0.5
  • SCO, Caldera OpenServer 5.0.6
  • SCO, Caldera OpenUnix 8.0.0
  • SCO, Caldera UnixWare 7
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.1
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.10
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.10f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.10m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.11
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.11f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.11m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.12
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.12f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.12m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.13
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.13f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.13m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.14
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.14f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.14m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.15
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.15f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.2f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.2m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.3
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.3f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.3m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.4
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.4f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.4m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.5
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.5f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.5m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.6
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.6f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.6m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.7
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.7f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.7m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.8
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.8f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.8m
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.9
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.9f
  • SGI, IRIX 6.5.9m
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.1
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.2
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.3
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 6.4
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.0
  • SuSE, SuSE Linux 7.1

Remedy:

For FreeBSD 3.x:
Upgrade to the latest version of FreeBSD (3.5-STABLE dated 2001-03-10 or later), as listed in FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:28. See References.

For FreeBSD 4.x:
Upgrade to the latest version of FreeBSD (4.2-STABLE dated 2001-01-07 or later), as listed in FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:28. See References.

— OR —

Apply the timed patch, as listed in FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-01:28.

For Linux-Mandrake 6.0, 6.1, 7.0:
Upgrade to the latest version of timed (0.17-1.3mdk or later), as listed in MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:034 : timed. See References.

For Linux-Mandrake 7.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1:
Upgrade to the latest version of timed (0.17-1.2mdk or later), as listed in MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:034 : timed. See References.

For Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
Upgrade to the latest version of timed (0.17-1.1mdk or later), as listed in MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:034 : timed. See References.

For SuSE 6.1, 6.2, 6.3:
Upgrade to the latest version of nkitb (2001.3.16-0 or later), as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2001:07. See References.

For SuSE 6.4:
Upgrade to the latest version of nkitb (2001.3.16-1 or later), as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2001:07. See References.

For SuSE 7.0, 7.1:
Upgrade to the latest version of nkitserv (2001.3.16-0 or later), as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2001:07. See References.

For Caldera OpenUnix 8.0 and UnixWare 7:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2001-SCO.39. See References.

For Caldera OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2002-SCO.33. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Mar 12, 2001

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