CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4215

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the Motorola SB5100E Cable Modem allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (device crash) by sending an IP packet with the same source and destination IPs and ports, with the SYN flag set (aka LAND attack).

Risk Assessment

The attack can lead to modem downtime, resulting in loss of internet connectivity for users relying on this device.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the modem firmware to the latest version if a patch is available from the vendor, or implement network filtering rules to block packets with identical source and destination addresses.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Motorola SB5100E Cable Modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via an IP packet with the same source and destination IPs and ports, and with the SYN flag set (aka LAND).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS