VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0830
6tunnel 0.08 and earlier does not properly close sockets that were initiated by a client, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by repeatedly connecting to and disconnecting from the server.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.67%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
6tunnel 0.08 and earlier does not properly close sockets that were initiated by a client, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by repeatedly connecting to and disconnecting from the server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.67% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Affected
- 6tunnel project/6tunnel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://213.146.38.146/pub/wojtekka/6tunnel-0.09.tar.gzBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100386451702966&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3467Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- ftp://213.146.38.146/pub/wojtekka/6tunnel-0.09.tar.gzBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100386451702966&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3467Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7337Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.