First published: Tue Dec 31 2002(Updated: )
Firewalls from multiple vendors empty state tables more slowly than they are filled, which allows remote attackers to flood state tables with packet flooding attacks such as (1) TCP SYN flood, (2) UDP flood, or (3) Crikey CRC Flood, which causes the firewall to refuse any new connections.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Juniper ScreenOS | =2.7.1 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =2.10_r4 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =3.0.3_r1.1 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =3.0.1r2 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =2.10_r3 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =2.7.1r3 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =2.7.1r1 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =2.7.1r2 | |
Juniper ScreenOS | =3.0.1r1 |
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CVE-2002-2150 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service attacks.
To mitigate CVE-2002-2150, upgrade the affected Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS to a version that addresses the vulnerability.
CVE-2002-2150 can be exploited through TCP SYN flood, UDP flood, and other packet flooding attacks.
CVE-2002-2150 affects various versions of Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS, including versions 2.7.1, 2.10_r4, and 3.0.3_r1.1.
The impact of CVE-2002-2150 is that it allows remote attackers to flood state tables, resulting in the firewall refusing new connections.