CVE-2002-0601

Description

ISS RealSecure Network Sensor 5.x through 6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed DHCP packets that cause RealSecure to dereference a null pointer.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.31% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/5165	vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/alerts/advise116.php	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8961.php	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0420.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4649	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0601?: CVE-2002-0601 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0601?: To fix CVE-2002-0601, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0601 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0601 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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