CVE-2002-1610 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 25 Mar 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local users can cause a denial of service in HP Tru64 UNIX via the ping utility.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-1610?

CVE-2002-1610 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 25 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in ping in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1610?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux, Hp Tru64.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1610?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1610 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-2002-1610 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1610 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Hp Hp-Ux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x5m2-rcc8-3f3c.