CVE-2002-0629 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Polycom ViewStation Telnet service by opening multiple connections, causing a denial of service.

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-2002-0629?

CVE-2002-0629 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Telnet service for Polycom ViewStation before 7.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple connections to the server.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0629?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Polycom Viewstation 128, Polycom Viewstation 512, Polycom Viewstation Dcp, Polycom Viewstation Fx Vs4000, Polycom Viewstation H.323, Polycom Viewstation Mp and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0629?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0629 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-2002-0629 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0629 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9vj-ppj3-2628.

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