CVE-2001-0830 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.7% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.67% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-772 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| 6tunnel project | 6tunnel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | 6Tunnel 0.6/0.7/0.8 - Connection Close State Denial of Service | 2001-10-23 |
References
- 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
- 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
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