CVE-2002-1153 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the server or execute arbitrary code by sending HTTP requests with excessively long headers.
- 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-2002-1153?
CVE-2002-1153 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Websphere 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with long HTTP headers, such as "Host".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1153?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1153?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1153 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-2002-1153 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1153 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cp2-xr74-442p.