Description
traceroute in NetBSD 1.3.3 and Linux systems allows local users to flood other systems by providing traceroute with a large waittime (-w) option, which is not parsed properly and sets the time delay for sending packets to zero.
Affected products
- Debian / debian_linux2.0.34 – 2.0.34
- digital / unix4.0 – 4.0
- NetBSD / netbsd1.3.3
- RedHat / linux2.0.34 – 2.0.34
- slackware / slackware_linux2.0.34 – 2.0.34