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Brocade SilkWorm Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12472
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Release Date:
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2004-09-07
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Popularity:
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5,568 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Brocade SilkWorm Switches (Fabric OS)
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Description:
Frank Denis has reported a vulnerability in Brocade SilkWork Switches, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the handling of incoming TCP packets. This can reportedly be exploited to cause a vulnerable device to become unresponsive by sending a few specially crafted TCP packets.
Solution:
The vulnerability has reportedly been fixed in version 3.2.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Frank Denis
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