CVE-2002-1988 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Jul 2005 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Resin web server by sending URLs with long variables for non-existent resources.

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-2002-1988?

CVE-2002-1988 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Resin 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and hang) via a URL with long variables for non-existent resources.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1988?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Caucho Technology Resin.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1988 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-2002-1988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3843-g524-g26c.