CVE-2002-0102 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 15 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Oracle9iAS Web Cache by sending requests with excessive null or dot characters to specific TCP ports.

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-2002-0102?

CVE-2002-0102 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Oracle9iAS Web Cache 2.0.0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a request to TCP ports 1100, 4000, 4001, and 4002 with a large number of null characters, and (2) a request to TCP port 4000 with a large number of "." characters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0102?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Application Server Web Cache.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0102?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0102 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-2002-0102 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0102 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fxgg-cx7c-prjg.