CVE-2002-0092 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 25 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the CVS server via the diff capability due to improper global variable initialization.

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-2002-0092?

CVE-2002-0092 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CVS before 1.10.8 does not properly initialize a global variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via the diff capability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0092?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cvs Cvs.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0092 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-2002-0092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6pfg-c738-q46f.