Re: Quick remedy for stream.c

From: bella (bellaat_private)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 12:38:11 PST

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    On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Brett Glass wrote:
    
    > >I've been informed today by an irc admin that a new exploit is circulating
    > >around.  It "sends tcp-established bitstream shit" and makes the "kernel
    > >fuck up".
    > >
    > >It's called stream.c.
    >
    > Actually, this affects most TCP stacks, including those in Linux, Solaris,
    > and all of the BSDs. Not tested under NT or Windows, but I'll bet it does so
    > there as well. The problem seems to stem from a worst-case path through the
    > kernel's socket lookup code, followed by the overhead of generating
    > a RST.
    
    My linux box seems like unvulnerable... Port 80 (open). And localhost and
    remote restore pinging immediately after breaking stream. With worked
    stream remote machine pinging slow. ~80% packets is loss. localhost not
    loss packets.
    
    Remote FreeBSD-2.6 not response with worked stream. After breaking stream
    response immediately.
    
    Novel Netware 5 over 100Mb/s connection. First connection very slow, but
    later ping going very fine with worked stream. Responding time ~0.2-1 ms.
    
    NPI DS-24 Switch over 100 Mb/s connection. VERY SLOW response ~15000-20000
    ms, 95% packets loss if streaming non-worked port. If stream flood on
    worked port - no response. After exiting stream - no
    response. ooops! Phisical port disabled!
    
    UnixWare7 (7.0.1) over 100 Mb/s. Port 80. With worked stream - no
    response. After breaking stream - no response. TCP/IP stack down?
    
    Windows'98 over 100 Mb/s. Port 139. Some freez. Pinging slow. ~80% packets
    loss. After breakin stream slow restore.
    
    SCO OpenServer5 - remote. Port 80 (closed). Slow response with worked
    stream. After breaking stream - all work fine. Port 23 (open). With worked
    stream - very slow response. After breaking - fast restore.
    
    Windows NT - remote. Port 80 (open). With worked stream - slow
    response. After breakin - fast restore.
    
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