Re: trivial DoS in webTV

[Ben Greenbaum <bgreenbaum () SECURITYFOCUS COM>]

This applies to 98se and Windows ME, also.

Ben Greenbaum
Director of Site Content
SecurityFocus
http://www.securityfocus.com


>    There exists a trivial DoS in webTV coming from plain 98
> installation.
>
> By sending a udp packet to the 22701-22705 (opened up by annclist.exe)
> you can cause the program to crash or cause various blue screens etc.
> The larger the size, the more dramitic the effects (lockups,  reboots
> and that).
>
> Microsoft (secure () microsoft com) was advised around 13/8.  I asked them
> to get back to me a while ago, but I haven't heard any responses yet.
>
> Good day.
>
> Oh yeah, port 22703 mainly causes reboots. Enjoy.