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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11813
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Linux 2.4 NFSv3 DoS
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is running knfsd, a kernel NFS daemon.

There is a bug in this version which may allow an attacker to
disable the remote host by sending a malformed GETATTR request
with an invalid length field.

An attacker may exploit this flaw to prevent this host from working
correctly.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of Linux 2.4, or do not use knfsd.
Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 1160
BugTraq ID: 8298
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2000-0344
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1160
Bugtraq: 20000501 Linux knfsd DoS issue (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0005012042550.6419-100000@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk
XForce ISS Database: linux-knfsd-dos
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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