CVE-2002-1780 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash BPM Studio Pro's webserver by requesting MS-DOS devices, though the root cause is disputed as a Windows bug.
- 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-2002-1780?
CVE-2002-1780 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BPM Studio Pro 4.2 by ALCATech GmbH includes a webserver that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a URL request for a MS-DOS device such as con. NOTE: it has been disputed that this and possibly other application-level DOS device issues stem from a bug in Windows, and as such, such applications should not be considered vulnerable themselves.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1780?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alcatech Gmbh Bpm Studio Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1780?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1780 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-2002-1780 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1780 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq5j-97fp-p9jc.