SecurityAlert : 1286 CVE : CVE-2006-3678 SecurityRisk : High (About) Remote Exploit : Yes Local Exploit : No Exploit Available : No Credit : Andres Riancho (ariancho cybsec com) Published : 27.07.2006
Reference to Vulnerability Disclosure Policy:
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http://www.cybsec.com/vulnerability_policy.pdf
Vulnerability Description:
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A malformed packet can force the appliance to fallback to layer 2 mode. In
this mode the appliance forwards all traffic without inspection.
Technical Details:
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Technical details will be released 30 days after publication of this
pre-advisory. This was agreed upon with TippingPoint to allow their
customers to upgrade affected software prior to technical knowledge been
publicly available.
Impact:
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Exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker would be able to bypass all
filters and detection.
Solutions:
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TippingPoint has released a new version of the TippingPoint OS to address
this vulnerability. Customers should apply the new firmware immediately.
Contact Information:
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For more information regarding the vulnerability feel free to contact the
author at ariancho {at} cybsec.com.
For more information regarding CYBSEC: www.cybsec.com
(c) 2006 - CYBSEC S.A. Security Systems
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Andres Riancho
CYBSEC S.A. Security Systems
E-mail: ariancho (at) cybsec (dot) com [email concealed]
PGP key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=index&search=ariancho
Tel/Fax: [54-11] 4371-4444
Web: http://www.cybsec.com
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