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CVE-2002-2124

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The recvn and sendn functions in nylon 0.2 do not check when the recv function call returns 0, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by closing the connection while recv is executing.

Affected Platforms

Nylon Nylon

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References