CVE-2001-0517 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Oracle listener by sending a malformed packet with zero transport data size, 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-2001-0517?

CVE-2001-0517 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

Oracle listener in Oracle 8i on Solaris allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed connection packet with a maximum transport data size that is set to 0.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0517?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Oracle8i.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0517 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-2001-0517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fvqm-5v9c-fh3r.