CVE-2001-0580 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Hughes Technologies Virtual DNS Server by connecting to port 6070 and closing the connection.
- 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-2001-0580?
CVE-2001-0580 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hughes Technologies Virtual DNS (VDNS) Server 1.0 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service by connecting to port 6070, sending some data, and closing the connection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hughes Technologies Dsl Vdns.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0580 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-2001-0580 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0580 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv6h-78g8-x45x.