CVE-2002-1597 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Mar 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco SN 5420 Storage Routers by sending fragmented packets to the Gigabit interface.

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-2002-1597?

CVE-2002-1597 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 (halt) via a fragmented packet to the Gigabit interface.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1597?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Sn 5420 Storage Router Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1597 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-2002-1597 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2vcm-6jh2-5h48.