SunOS can be crashed with malformed UDP packets

Risk Level: Medium risk vulnerability  Medium

Check or Attack Name: udpbomb

Platforms: SunOS: 4.1.3a1 or earlier
Description:

Unpatched versions of SunOS 4.1.3 can be remotely crashed by sending a malformed UDP packet.

Remedy:

Obtain and apply Sun Patch ID#100567-04 "SunOS 4.1,4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3: mfree and icmp redirect security patch" at http://sunsolve.sun.com/sunsolve/pubpatches/patches.html.

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