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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-1265

The Sun RPC functionality in multiple libc implementations does not provide a time-out mechanism when reading data from TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang).

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.50%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Sun RPC functionality in multiple libc implementations does not provide a time-out mechanism when reading data from TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang).

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.50% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/glibc · sgi/irix · apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.