CVE-2001-1263 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Pragma InterAccess telnet server by sending excessive data to port 23, 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-2001-1263?
CVE-2001-1263 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
telnet95.exe in Pragma InterAccess 4.0 build 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of characters to port 23, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1263?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pragma Systems Interaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1263?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1263 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-2001-1263 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1263 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59hh-2m6g-6gq2.