CVE-2002-0234 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker on the trusted network can cause denial of service via port scanning by exhausting available connections in NetScreen ScreenOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0234?
CVE-2002-0234 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NetScreen ScreenOS before 2.6.1 does not support a maximum number of concurrent sessions for a system, which allows an attacker on the trusted network to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a port scan to an external network, which consumes all available connections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0234?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Netscreen Screenos.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0234?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0234 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-2002-0234 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0234 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86jf-64jm-h97c.