CVE-2002-2150: Medium severity juniper netscreen screenos vulnerability

Published Dec 31, 2002
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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.

Affected Software

9 affected components
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=2.7.1
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=2.7.1r1
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=2.7.1r2
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=2.7.1r3
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=2.10_r3
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=2.10_r4
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=3.0.1r1
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=3.0.1r2
Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS=3.0.3_r1.1

Event History

Dec 31, 2002
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Nov 16, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:17 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:17 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2002-2150?

CVE-2002-2150 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2002-2150?

To mitigate CVE-2002-2150, upgrade the affected Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS to a version that addresses the vulnerability.

3

What types of attacks exploit CVE-2002-2150?

CVE-2002-2150 can be exploited through TCP SYN flood, UDP flood, and other packet flooding attacks.

4

Which systems are affected by CVE-2002-2150?

CVE-2002-2150 affects various versions of Juniper NetScreen ScreenOS, including versions 2.7.1, 2.10_r4, and 3.0.3_r1.1.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2002-2150?

The impact of CVE-2002-2150 is that it allows remote attackers to flood state tables, resulting in the firewall refusing new connections.

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