National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-1265
Original release date:11/12/2002
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The Sun RPC functionality in multiple libc implementations does not provide a time-out mechanism when reading data from TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang).
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#266817
Name: VU#266817
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 6103
Type: Advisory
External Source: XF
Name: sun-rpc-libc-dos(10539)
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.info.apple.com/usen/security/security_updates.html
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX01020
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 51082
External Source: SGI
Name: 20021103-01-P
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2248
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2248
Type: Tool Signature
