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Medium
CVE-2002-2124
The recvn and sendn functions in nylon 0.2 do not...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
nylon
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nylon
Vulnerable Versions:
0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 27th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.