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UDP Bomb

By sending a UDP packet with incorrect information in the header, a potential intruder can cause some Sun-OS 4.1.3 UNIX machines to reboot. This is a problem found frequently on many firewalls that are on top of a Sun-OS machine. This could be a high risk vulnerability if your is on that machine.

This allows an intruder to disrupt services on your network. If there is a trusted host relationship, an intruder can break it and possibly gain access if a trusted host is down.

Risk: Medium

OS Vulnerable: SunOS

Fix: Sun Patch ID # 100567-04. Sun Patches

Warning: This is the last test the scanner performs since it will cause a kernel panic on the host if it succeeds.