CVE-2002-0566 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Oracle 9i Application Server PL/SQL module by sending a malformed HTTP Authorization header.
- 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-2002-0566?
CVE-2002-0566 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PL/SQL module 3.0.9.8.2 in Oracle 9i Application Server 1.0.2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP Authorization header without an authentication type.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0566?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Oracle Application Server, Oracle Application Server Web Cache, Oracle Oracle8i, Oracle Oracle9i.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0566 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-2002-0566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Application Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqj8-mrx8-w87x.