CVE-2002-2434 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell NetWare FTP server by initiating multiple FTP sessions.

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-2002-2434?

CVE-2002-2434 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Novell Netware, published on 5 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.02i in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly listen for data connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) via multiple FTP sessions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2434?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Novell Netware, Novell Netware Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2434 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-2002-2434 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Novell Netware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqc8-h793-q6vj.

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