CVE-2002-1793 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 28 Jun 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service by triggering an Apache timeout during SSL requests on HP-UX systems using Virtualvault OS.

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-2002-1793?

CVE-2002-1793 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HTTP Server mod_ssl module running on HP-UX 11.04 with Virtualvault OS (VVOS) 4.5 through 4.6 closes the connection when the Apache server times out during an SSL request, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1793?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Hp Virtualvault, Hp Vvos.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1793?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1793 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-2002-1793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2847-m46v-fqww.