CVE-2001-1033 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Compaq TruCluster by triggering a split-brain state via port scans from systems lacking DNS PTR records.

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-2001-1033?

CVE-2001-1033 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

Compaq TruCluster 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a port scan from a system that does not have a DNS PTR record, which causes the cluster to enter a "split-brain" state.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1033?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Compaq Tru64, Compaq Trucluster.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1033 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-2001-1033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3vrx-9pq3-23gp.

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