CVE-2001-0563 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending oversized strings to the ElectroComm server's telnet port.
- 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-2001-0563?
CVE-2001-0563 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
ElectroSystems Engineering Inc. ElectroComm 2.0 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via large (> 160000 character) strings sent to port 23.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Electrosoft Electrocomm.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0563 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-2001-0563 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0563 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qr36-6223-92fj.