CVE-2002-1655 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Netscape Enterprise Server or iPlanet Web Server via a malicious wp-html-rend request, causing 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-2002-1655?
CVE-2002-1655 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Web Publishing feature in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.x and iPlanet Web Server 4.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a wp-html-rend request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1655?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Iplanet Iplanet Web Server, Netscape Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1655 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-2002-1655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwfr-5jh5-4xg5.