CVE-2002-1248 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Xeneo Web Server by sending a GET request with a percent-encoded URI, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2002-1248?
CVE-2002-1248 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
Northern Solutions Xeneo Web Server 2.1.0.0, 2.0.759.6, and other versions before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a GET request for a "%" URI.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1248?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Northern Solutions Xeneo Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1248?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1248 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-2002-1248 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1248 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rv92-3vf9-4wcc.