Bugtraq: Re: Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2 LAND attack vulnerability

[Espen "Grndahl" <espen.groendahl () siemens com>]

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Hello

I've been able to reproduce this.

I used ipmagic on debian 3.0 and sendt a packet to a fully patched Windows 2003 server running on Vmware ESX server. I 
got a 1-5 sec. 100% load on the CPU on the target server. 1 packet/pr. sec. was enough to keep the CPU on 100% load.

Espen Grøndahl

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> From: "Jon O." <jono () networkcommand com>
> To: Dejan Levaja <dejan () levaja com>
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> Subject: Re: Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2 LAND attack vulnerability
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> All:
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> I would like to hear from someone who can reproduce this. If you can, please send
> details with OS, patches installed, pcaps, etc. not a report of what tools you used
> to create the packet, sniff and replay the results. I've tested this and either my
> machines are magically protected from this attack, or it is invalid (despite what
> the press might say). I'd like some outside corroboration of this attack.
>
>
> On 05-Mar-2005, Dejan Levaja wrote:
> > Hello, everyone.
> >
> > Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2 (with Windows Firewall turned off)  are vulnerable to LAND attack. 
> >
> > LAND attack:
> >  Sending TCP packet with SYN flag set, source and destination IP address and source and destination port as of 
> > destination machine, results in 15-30 seconds DoS condition. 
> >
> >
> > Tools used:
> >  IP Sorcery for creating malicious packet, Ethereal for sniffing it and tcpreplay for replaying. 
> >
> > Results:
> >  Sending single LAND packet to file server causes Windows explorer freezing on all workstations currently connected 
> > to the server. CPU on server goes 100%. Network monitor on the victim server sometimes can not even sniff malicious 
> > packet. Using tcpreplay to script this attack results in total collapse of the network.
> >
> > Vulnerable operating systems:
> > Windows 2003
> > XP SP2
> > other OS not tested (I have other things to do currently ? like checking firewalls on my networks ;) )
> >
> > Solution:
> >  Use Windows Firewall on workstations, use some firewall capable of detecting LAND attacks in front of your servers.
> >
> > Ethic:
> >  Microsoft was informed 7 days ago (25.02.2005, GMT +1, local time), NO answer received, so I decided to share this 
> > info with security community. 
> >
> >
> > Dejan Levaja
> > System Engineer 
> > Bulevar JNA 251
> > 11000 Belgrade
> > Serbia and Montenegro
> > cell: +381.64.36.00.468
> > email: dejan () levaja com