CVE-2001-0830

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:6tunnel_project:6tunnel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.7% (5.665% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://213.146.38.146/pub/wojtekka/6tunnel-0.09.tar.gz
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100386451702966&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3467
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7337

History

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Subscriptions

6tunnel Project 6tunnel

Weaknesses

CWE-772

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM
Reserved: Nov 22, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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