CVE-2002-1154 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service by filling the web server error log via unrestricted access to the PROGRESSFREQ command in Analog.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2002-1154?

CVE-2002-1154 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

anlgform.pl in Analog before 5.23 does not restrict access to the PROGRESSFREQ progress update command, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by using the command to report updates more frequently and fill the web server error log.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1154?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Stephen Turner Analog.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1154?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2002-1154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1154, GHSA-gmg7-qgc5-8mvp.

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