CVE-2002-2124

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/7281	Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0146.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5938	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10334
http://secunia.com/advisories/7281	Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0146.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5938	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10334

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nylon:nylon:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2002-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2026-06-16 22:00

NVD link : CVE-2002-2124

Mitre link : CVE-2002-2124

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-2124

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Products Affected

nylon

nylon

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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