NI3
10-26-2003, 01:38 PM
Test ID: 11901
Category: Denial of Service
Title: spank.c
Summary: Sends a TCP packet from a multicast address
Description:
Your machine answers to TCP packets that are coming from a multicast
address. This is known as the 'spank' denial of service attack.
An attacker may use this flaw to shut down this server and
saturate your network, thus preventing you from working properly.
Solution : contact your operating system vendor for a patch.
****** out multicast addresses (224.0.0.0/4)
Risk factor : High
Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi
Category: Denial of Service
Title: spank.c
Summary: Sends a TCP packet from a multicast address
Description:
Your machine answers to TCP packets that are coming from a multicast
address. This is known as the 'spank' denial of service attack.
An attacker may use this flaw to shut down this server and
saturate your network, thus preventing you from working properly.
Solution : contact your operating system vendor for a patch.
****** out multicast addresses (224.0.0.0/4)
Risk factor : High
Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi