CVE-2002-1596 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Mar 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router by sending HTTP requests with large headers, 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-2002-1596?

CVE-2002-1596 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco SN 5420 Storage Router 1.1(5) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (router crash) via an HTTP request with large headers.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1596?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Sn 5420 Storage Router Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1596 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-2002-1596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4hmm-jrjf-3vg7.