Description
BeOS 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via fragmented TCP packets.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- BeOS 5.0 - TCP Fragmentation Remote Denial of Service EDB-19938 · dos · May 18, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1222 vdb-entry
- 20000517 AUX Security Advisory on Be/OS 5.0 (DoS) mailing-list