CVE-2002-2266

Description

NetScreen ScreenOS 2.8 through 4.0, when forwarding H.323 or Netmeeting traffic, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (firewall session table consumption) by establishing multiple half-open H.323 sessions, which are not cleaned up on garbage removal and do not time out for 36 hours.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10700	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6250	vdb entry patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103827647621729&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-2266?: CVE-2002-2266 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-2266?: To fix CVE-2002-2266, 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-2002-2266 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-2266 is being actively exploited. 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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