CVE-2002-0209

Published May 16, 2002 nortel

Overview

CVE-2002-0209 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting nortel alteon_acedirector. It was published on May 16, 2002.

Technical Description

Nortel Alteon ACEdirector WebOS 9.0, with the Server Load Balancing (SLB) and Cookie-Based Persistence features enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the real IP address of a web server with a half-closed session, which causes ACEdirector to send packets from the server without changing the address to the virtual IP address.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nortel. Update alteon_acedirector to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252455 Ref online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/261548 Ref www.iss.net/security_center/static/8010.php Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/3964 Ref online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252455 Ref online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/261548 Ref www.iss.net/security_center/static/8010.php Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/3964

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-0209?

CVE-2002-0209 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting nortel alteon_acedirector. It was published on May 16, 2002.

How severe is CVE-2002-0209?

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