CVE-2002-1942 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Xitami web server by opening many concurrent sessions that exploit improper Keep-Alive connection termination.
- 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-2002-1942?
CVE-2002-1942 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
Imatix Xitami 2.5 b5 does not properly terminate certain Keep-Alive connections that have been broken or closed early, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of concurrent sessions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imatix Xitami.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1942 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-2002-1942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cw9g-xr3h-j8g7.