CVE-2002-1024 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service on Cisco IOS devices with SSH enabled by sending specially crafted large packets.
- 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-2002-1024?
CVE-2002-1024 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.2, when supporting SSH, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large packet that was designed to exploit the SSH CRC32 attack detection overflow (CVE-2001-0144).
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1024?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cisco Catos, Cisco Css11000 Content Services Switch, Cisco Ios, Cisco Pix Firewall Software.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1024?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1024 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-2002-1024 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1024 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios
Sources
Also known as GHSA-98x9-358f-pg9v.