CVE-2002-1100 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrators by sending long usernames or passwords to the HTML login interface.

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-2002-1100?

CVE-2002-1100 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.2.x, and 3.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long (1) username or (2) password to the HTML login interface.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1100?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Vpn 3000 Concentrator Series Software, Cisco Vpn 3002 Hardware Client.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1100?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1100 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-2002-1100 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1100 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pp3g-38jh-jv6j.

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