An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.3.x before 4.3.35. If multicast streams are enabled on different interfaces, it may be possible to interrupt multicast traffic on some of these interfaces. That could result in a denial of the multicast routing service on the firewall.
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.