CVE-2002-0886 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco DSL CPE devices by sending large packets to DHCP or Telnet ports, exhausting memory.
- 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-2002-0886?
CVE-2002-0886 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco DSL CPE devices running CBOS 2.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or memory consumption) via (1) a large packet to the DHCP port, (2) a large packet to the Telnet port, or (3) a flood of large packets to the CPE, which causes the TCP/IP stack to consume large amounts of memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0886?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Cbos.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0886 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-2002-0886 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0886 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32p2-76xv-rj3g.