CVE-2001-0487 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the AIX SNMP server by sending a TCP RST packet during connection, 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-2001-0487?
CVE-2001-0487 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AIX SNMP server snmpd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a RST during the TCP connection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0487?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix Snmp.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0487?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0487 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-2001-0487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-47jp-q4w3-c7fm.