Vulnerability Details CVE-2002-2124
The recvn and sendn functions in nylon 0.2 do not check when the recv function call returns 0, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by closing the connection while recv is executing.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.016
EPSS Ranking 72.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7281
- http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0146.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5938
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10334
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7281
- http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0146.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5938
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10334