CVE-2001-1554 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system hang in IBM AIX by sending specific Path Maximum Transmit Unit IP packets due to improper lock handling.
- 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-2001-1554?
CVE-2001-1554 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM AIX 430 does not properly unlock IPPMTU_LOCK, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via Path Maximum Transmit Unit (PMTU) IP packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1554?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1554?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1554 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-2001-1554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7q57-gjpw-vm7g.