Arris Cadant C3 CTMS IP Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability

TITLE: Arris Cadant C3 CTMS IP Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability
CLASS: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-2796

REMOTE: Yes
LOCAL: No
PUBLISHED: Jun 11 2007 12:00AM
UPDATE: Jun 13 2007 05:49AM
CREDIT: The reporter of this issue wishes to remain anonymous.
VULNERABLE:

ARRIS Cadant C3 CMTS 0
NOT VULNERABLE:

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Discussion

Arris Cadant C3 CMTS is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to adequately handle malformed IP packets.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected device, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:vuldb@securityfocus.com.

Solution

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please contact the vendor for information on how to obtain and apply this update.

References

References:

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