CVE-2002-2291 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Calisto Internet Talker by sending a long request, potentially triggering a buffer overflow.
- 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-2002-2291?
CVE-2002-2291 is a high-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
Calisto Internet Talker 0.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a long request, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2291?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Calisto Calisto Internet Talker.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2291 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-2002-2291 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2291 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2x4-qrwx-cp87.