CVE-2002-1531 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter administrative interface by sending HTTP requests without a Content-Length header.
- 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-2002-1531?
CVE-2002-1531 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 administrative web interface (STEMWADM) for SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request without a Content-Length parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1531?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Surfcontrol Superscout Email Filter.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1531?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1531 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-2002-1531 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1531 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-323p-2gfm-rcr4.