CVE-2002-0209 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can reveal the real IP address of a web server behind a Nortel Alteon load balancer when specific persistence features are enabled.
- 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-2002-0209?
CVE-2002-0209 is a medium-severity 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
Nortel Alteon ACEdirector WebOS 9.0, with the Server Load Balancing (SLB) and Cookie-Based Persistence features enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the real IP address of a web server with a half-closed session, which causes ACEdirector to send packets from the server without changing the address to the virtual IP address.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0209?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nortel Alteon Acedirector.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0209?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0209 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0209 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmqr-64g4-xpxf.