CVE-2000-0896 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on WatchGuard SOHO firewalls by flooding fragmented IP packets, stopping packet forwarding.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0896?
CVE-2000-0896 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WatchGuard SOHO firewall allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of fragmented IP packets, which causes the firewall to drop connections and stop forwarding packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Watchguard Soho Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q545-h8q2-xgh2.