CVE-2002-2111 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the system by triggering a large packet return in the Fwmon kernel module.
- 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-2002-2111?
CVE-2002-2111 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
Fwmon before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing the kernel to return a large packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2111?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gianni Tedesco Fwmon.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2111?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2111 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-2002-2111 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2111 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-994m-2xmx-fwhg.