CVE-2002-0780 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 26 Jul 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Novell BorderManager IP/IPX gateway by sending large random data to port 8225, 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-2002-0780?

CVE-2002-0780 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IP/IPX gateway for Novell BorderManager 3.6 SP 1a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a connection to port 8225 with a large amount of random data, which causes ipipxgw.nlm to ABEND.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0780?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Bordermanager.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0780 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-2002-0780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q2r4-p536-3fgf.