CVE-2002-2243 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by opening a connection and not closing it, blocking other users.
- 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-2002-2243?
CVE-2002-2243 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Akfingerd 0.5 and possibly earlier versions only allows one connection at a time and does not time out connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (refused connections) by opening a connection and not closing it.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2243?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Akfingerd Akfingerd.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2243?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2243 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-2002-2243 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qr4-8vg8-vqvr.