CVE-2002-1140 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a service hang in the Sun RPC library on Windows via malformed packet fragments.
- 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-2002-1140?
CVE-2002-1140 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sun Microsystems RPC library Services for Unix 3.0 Interix SD, as implemented on Microsoft Windows NT4, 2000, and XP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via malformed packet fragments, aka "Improper parameter size check leading to denial of service."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Services.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1140 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-2002-1140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q97p-pvcx-m53q.