CVE-2000-1182 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can disable proxy handling on WatchGuard Firebox II by flooding it with FTP or SMTP requests, causing denial of 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-2000-1182?

CVE-2000-1182 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

WatchGuard Firebox II allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding the Firebox with a large number of FTP or SMTP requests, which disables proxy handling.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1182?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Watchguard Firebox Ii.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1182 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-2000-1182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-93c3-33ph-vcvv.

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