CVE-2002-2430 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by prematurely disconnecting sockets during request processing.
- 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-2002-2430?
CVE-2002-2430 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing a socket disconnect to terminate a request before it has been fully processed by the server.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2430?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Goahead Goahead Webserver.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2430 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-2002-2430 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2430 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mrq-w8h7-cwxm.