CVE-2002-0406 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by flooding the server with unauthenticated connections, blocking legitimate users.
- 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-2002-0406?
CVE-2002-0406 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Menasoft SPHERE server 0.99x and 0.5x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by establishing a large number of connections to the server without providing login credentials, which prevents other users from being able to log in.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0406?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Menasoft Sphereserver.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0406?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0406 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-2002-0406 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0406 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7pv-hcg7-83ch.