CVE-2002-2071 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in multiple Tru64 Unix services via TCP SYN scans.
- 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-2002-2071?
CVE-2002-2071 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
Compaq Tru64 4.0 d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in (1) telnet, (2) FTP, (3) ypbind, (4) rpc.lockd, (5) snmp, (6) ttdbserverd, and possibly other services via a TCP SYN scan, as demonstrated using nmap.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2071?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Compaq Tru64.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2071?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2071 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-2002-2071 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2071 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-484g-7whh-w55j.