CVE-2002-1906 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Polycom ViaVideo devices by sending incomplete HTTP requests, requiring no authentication.
- 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-2002-1906?
CVE-2002-1906 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
The web server for Polycom ViaVideo 2.2 and 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending incomplete HTTP requests and leaving the connections open.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1906?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Polycom Viavideo.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1906?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1906 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-2002-1906 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1906 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4xw-8f63-c5j3.