CVE-2001-0716 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Citrix MetaFrame servers by sending numerous incomplete connections, 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-2001-0716?

CVE-2001-0716 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

Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 Server with Service Pack 3, and XP Server Service Pack 1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of incomplete connections to the server.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0716?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Citrix Metaframe.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0716 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-2001-0716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjp9-x9jx-mcw7.

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