CVE-2000-0394

NetProwler 3.0 - Denial of Service via Malformed IP Packets

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2000-0394. PoCs published by Pedro Quintanilha, rain forest puppy.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets Axent NetProwler 3.0 IDS by sending malformed packets where the sum of IP and TCP header lengths exceeds the total IP packet length, causing a crash. It constructs two packets with specific header values to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

NetProwler 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending malformed IP packets that trigger NetProwler's Man-in-the-Middle signature.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Pedro Quintanilha · doswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19941

This exploit targets Axent NetProwler 3.0 IDS by sending malformed packets where the sum of IP and TCP header lengths exceeds the total IP packet length, causing a crash. It constructs two packets with specific header values to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Axent NetProwler 3.0 IDS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target IDS · Ability to send raw packets
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by rain forest puppy · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19940

This exploit sends malformed TCP packets to trigger a crash in Axent NetProwler 3.0 IDS by violating the condition (IP_HEADER_LENGTH + TCP_HEADER_LENGTH) > IP_TOTAL_LENGTH. It uses libnet to craft and send two specific packets designed to exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Axent NetProwler 3.0 IDS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: libnet library · network access to target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=392AD3B3.3E9BE3EA%40axent.com
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1225
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95878603510835&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0343
EPSS Percentile 87.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
axent/netprowler 3.0
Published May 18, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026