NetDSL-1000 Telnet denial of service
| netdsl-telnet-dos (8123) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The NetDSL-1000 series ADSL router is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker can flood the Telnet port with long strings of data to cause the Telnet service to crash. The router would continue to function properly but the remote management console would be disabled. The router must be restarted to regain remote management functionality.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jan 30 2006 - 07:51:27 CST: Arescom NetDSL-1000 DoS atack source.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Feb 09 2002 - 02:32:11 CST: Arescom NetDSL-1000 telnetd DoS.
- BID-4067: Arescom Net DSL 1000 telnet Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0256: The telnet port in Arescom NetDSL 1000 router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of connections with long strings, which causes a large number of login failures and causes the telnet service to stop.
Platforms Affected:
- ARESCOM NetDSL ADSL Router 1000 Series
Reported:
Feb 08, 2002
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