CVE-2000-0273 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in PCAnywhere by terminating the connection before the login prompt appears.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0273?
CVE-2000-0273 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PCAnywhere allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by terminating the connection before PCAnywhere provides a login prompt.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Pcanywhere.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g592-cwxj-fv67.