CVE-2001-0830 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause resource exhaustion and denial of service in 6tunnel by repeatedly connecting and disconnecting due to improper socket closure.
- 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-2001-0830?
CVE-2001-0830 is a high-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
6tunnel 0.08 and earlier does not properly close sockets that were initiated by a client, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by repeatedly connecting to and disconnecting from the server.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0830?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 6tunnel Project 6tunnel.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0830?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0830 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-2001-0830 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0830 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6j7-c99q-rch9.