CVE-2002-1668 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a kernel deadlock in HP-UX via specific file system operations, leading to denial of service.
- 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-2002-1668?
CVE-2002-1668 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 21 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HP-UX 11.11 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock), due to a "file system weakness" that is possibly via an mmap() system call and performing an I/O operation using data from the mapped buffer on the file descriptor for the mapped file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1668?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Hp Hp-Ux, Hp Hp-Ux Series 700, Hp Hp-Ux Series 800.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1668 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-2002-1668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Hp-Ux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7q9p-qhp8-jm83.