CVE-2002-1072 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on ZyXEL routers by sending oversized fragmented ICMP 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-2002-1072?
CVE-2002-1072 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
ZyXEL Prestige 642R 2.50(FA.1) and Prestige 310 V3.25(M.01), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an oversized, fragmented "jolt" style ICMP packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1072?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zyxel Prestige.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1072 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-2002-1072 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1072 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39pv-3mw4-29pm.