Summary
It was possible to crash the remote
machine by flooding it with ICMP type 9 packets.
A cracker may use this attack to make this
host crash continuously, preventing you
from working properly.
Solution
upgrade your Windows 9x operating system or change it.
Reference : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB en-us
q216141
Severity
Classification
-
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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