CVE-2002-0221 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Etype Eserv by exhausting ports via numerous PASV commands.
- 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-2002-0221?
CVE-2002-0221 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Etype Eserv 2.97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a large number of PASV commands that consume ports 1024 through 5000, which prevents the server from accepting valid PASV.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0221?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Etype Eserv.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0221 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-2002-0221 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0221 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r62-29f2-wxgw.