CVE-2001-0472 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the HSLCTF HTTP object by sending an extremely long HTTP request, causing a 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-2001-0472?
CVE-2001-0472 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hursley Software Laboratories Consumer Transaction Framework (HSLCTF) HTTP object allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an extremely long HTTP request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0472 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-2001-0472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wxx-5xj3-7grr.