CVE-2001-1540 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IPRoute by sending fragmented IP packets that split the TCP header.
- 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-2001-1540?
CVE-2001-1540 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IPRoute 0.973, 0.974 and 1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via fragmented IP packets that split the TCP header.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include David F. Mischler Iproute.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1540 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-2001-1540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h9q-63fq-25hj.