9th Apr 2002 [SBWID-5252]
COMMAND
WatchGuard Firewall SOHO denial of service using bad IP options
SYSTEMS AFFECTED
All versions prior to 5.0.35
PROBLEM
In KPMG security advidory KPMG-2002007, Andreas Sandor reported
following DoS about WatchGuard Firewall SOHO
[http://www.watchguard.com]:
When the Watchguard Soho firewall attempts to parse packets with
certain malformed IP options, it will cause the firewall to crash and
reboot. This will effectively drop the current connections, including
the ones established through built-in VPN.
The Watchguard Soho firewall does not perform parsing of IP options
unless the packet has to be forwarded. This means that most home users
will not be affected by this vulnerability, unless they have a service
running behind the firewall, that is enabled through port- forwarding
(eg. FTP, HTTP).
SOLUTION
Install the latest firmware, 5.0.35 to correct the problem.