CVE-2002-1501 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Enterasys SSR8000 routers by sending multiple port scans to specific ports, 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-2002-1501?
CVE-2002-1501 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 MPS functionality in Enterasys SSR8000 (Smart Switch Router) before firmware 8.3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple port scans to ports 15077 and 15078.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1501?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Enterasys Smartswitch Ssr8000.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1501 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-2002-1501 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1501 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m9w-g768-9j73.