CVE-2002-2097 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in MaraDNS by sending crafted DNS packets to the compression code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-2097?
CVE-2002-2097 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The compression code in MaraDNS before 0.9.01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted DNS packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2097?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maradns Maradns.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2097?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2002-2097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-2097, GHSA-q8x4-6vcv-jjgf.