CVE-2002-1046 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Watchguard Firebox devices by sending malformed packets to the DVCP service, 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-2002-1046?
CVE-2002-1046 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dynamic VPN Configuration Protocol service (DVCP) in Watchguard Firebox firmware 5.x.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet containing tab characters to TCP port 4110.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1046?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Watchguard Firebox, Watchguard Soho Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1046 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-2002-1046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27c5-3v5f-m49w.