CVE-2002-2052 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco routers via port scans, though the vendor could not reproduce the issue.
- 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-2002-2052?
CVE-2002-2052 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco 2611 router running IOS 12.1(6.5), possibly an interim release, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via port scans such as (1) scanning all ports on a single host and (2) scanning a network of hosts for a single open port through the router. NOTE: the vendor could not reproduce this issue, saying that the original reporter was using an interim release of the software.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2052?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2052?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2052 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-2002-2052 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2052 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m2g-w3gj-4763.