CVE-2002-2372 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Infoprint 21 telnet server by sending a long username, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2002-2372?
CVE-2002-2372 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The telnet server in Infoprint 21 running controller software before 1.056007 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long username, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2372?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Infoprint 21.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2372?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2372 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-2002-2372 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2372 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f6p-jpgr-wvwc.