CVE-2002-2079

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Published Jul 14, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

mosix-protocol-stack in Multicomputer Operating System for UnIX (MOSIX) 1.5.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets.

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:mosix_project:mosix:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:openmosix_project:openmosix:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-2058	mosix-protocol-stack in Multicomputer Operating System for UnIX (MOSIX) 1.5.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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: 1.9% (1.861% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0327.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8927.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4580

History

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Subscriptions

Mosix Project Mosix

Openmosix Project Openmosix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 14, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:32 AM
Reserved: Jul 14, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 PM

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