CVE-2002-2291

Published: Dec 31, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

Calisto Internet Talker 0.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a long request, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Affected (1)

Products: Calisto: Calisto Internet Talker

Calisto

1 product

Calisto Internet Talker

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Calisto Calisto Internet Talker	Up to 0.04

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0090.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300986

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3241

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6238

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10694

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0090.html