CVE-2002-2266 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on NetScreen firewalls by exhausting session tables with half-open H.323 connections.
- 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-2002-2266?
CVE-2002-2266 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NetScreen ScreenOS 2.8 through 4.0, when forwarding H.323 or Netmeeting traffic, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (firewall session table consumption) by establishing multiple half-open H.323 sessions, which are not cleaned up on garbage removal and do not time out for 36 hours.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscreen Screenos.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2266 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-2002-2266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7x8-gqgc-pmm6.