CVE-2001-0998 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM HACMP by establishing TCP connections without sending data, crashing the snmpd 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-2001-0998?
CVE-2001-0998 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM HACMP 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a completed TCP connection to HACMP ports (e.g., using a port scan) that does not send additional data, which causes a failure in snmpd.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0998?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Aix, Ibm Hacmp.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0998 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-2001-0998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rqc-c4q5-6xhc.