CVE-2002-2117 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service by flooding UDP port 500 on Windows XP.

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-2002-2117?

CVE-2002-2117 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 5 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by flooding UDP port 500 (ISAKMP).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2117 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-2002-2117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows Xp vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9h6p-23gq-369f.

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