CVE-2000-0665 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in GAMSoft TelSrv by sending a long username, affecting availability of the telnet service.
- 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-2000-0665?
CVE-2000-0665 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
GAMSoft TelSrv telnet server 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long username.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gamsoft Telsrv.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0665?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0665 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-2000-0665 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0665 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hh83-pff3-px95.