CVE-2000-1038 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the IBM AS/400 Firewall web administration interface by sending an empty GET request.

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-2000-1038?

CVE-2000-1038 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The web administration interface for IBM AS/400 Firewall allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an empty GET request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1038?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm As400 Firewall.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1038 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-2000-1038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9q53-p5v9-p52m.

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