CVE-2001-0994 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Marconi ForeThought devices by locking telnet sessions, preventing legitimate logins.
- 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-2001-0994?
CVE-2001-0994 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Marconi ForeThought 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by causing both telnet sessions to be locked via unusual input (e.g., from a port scanner), which prevents others from logging into the device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0994?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Marconi Forethought.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0994?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0994 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-2001-0994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hmm-4p87-cjh8.