CVE-2002-2117 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9h6p-23gq-369f.