CVE-2002-2262 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Oct 2007 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the HP-UX xntpd service via unspecified vectors, affecting system availability.

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-2002-2262?

CVE-2002-2262 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 18 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in xntpd of HP-UX 10.20 through 11.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via unknown attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2262?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2262?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2262 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-2002-2262 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfmc-pv7q-2v59.