CVE-2003-0696 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service via resource exhaustion in AIX getipnodebyname API due to improper socket closure.
- 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-2003-0696?
CVE-2003-0696 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 8 Jan 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0696?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0696 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-2003-0696 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0696 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qr9-mgp2-258p.