CVE-2002-2379 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Cisco AS5350 IOS devices via port scans when ACLs and SSH are enabled, causing 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-2002-2379?
CVE-2002-2379 is a high-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
Cisco AS5350 IOS 12.2(11)T with access control lists (ACLs) applied and possibly with ssh running allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a port scan, possibly due to an ssh bug. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by the vendor
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2379?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco As5350.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2379?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2379 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-2002-2379 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2379 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9ww3-p69f-h76f.