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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2002-0431 EUVD-2002-0428GHSA-5wv9-2mch-5285

XTux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via random inputs in the initial connection.

Published Apr 2, 2003 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

XTux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via random inputs in the initial connection.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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