CVE-2005-2170 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the IBM Tivoli Management Framework Endpoint LCF component by establishing and immediately closing a connection without sending data.

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-2005-2170?

CVE-2005-2170 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The LCF component (lcfd) in IBM Tivoli Management Framework Endpoint allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process exit and connection loss) by connecting to LCF and ending the connection without sending any data.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2170?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Management Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2170 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-2005-2170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rrr5-j57g-ff5h.

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