CVE-2002-0116 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 15 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Palm OS devices via TCP connect scans, affecting legacy mobile operating systems.

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-2002-0116?

CVE-2002-0116 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

Palm OS 3.5h and possibly other versions, as used in Handspring Visor and Xircom products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a TCP connect scan, e.g. from nmap.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0116?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Palm Palm Os.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0116 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-2002-0116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9gcv-37jm-jgr9.