CVE-2002-0527 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 11 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash and reboot Watchguard SOHO firewalls by sending packets with malformed IP options.

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-2002-0527?

CVE-2002-0527 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Watchguard SOHO firewall before 5.0.35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reboot) when SOHO forwards a packet with bad IP options.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0527?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Watchguard Soho Firewall.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0527 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-2002-0527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-53g4-p73c-hmm3.