3Com TippingPoint IPS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a flood of packets on TCP port 80 with sequentially increasing source ports, related to a "badly written loop." NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the product has "performed as expected with no DoS emerging.
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23644 | vdb entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466891/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466795/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466784/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
http://osvdb.org/35724 | vdb entry |