CVE-2002-2336 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by spoofing packets to trigger automatic IP blocking in Norton Personal Firewall.
- 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-2002-2336?
CVE-2002-2336 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Norton Personal Firewall 2002 4.0, when configured to automatically block attacks, allows remote attackers to block IP addresses and cause a denial of service via spoofed packets.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Personal Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2336 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-2002-2336 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2336 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm5c-2v59-m834.