CVE-2002-0209 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Nortel Alteon ACEdirector WebOS 9.0, with the Server Load Balancing (SLB) and Cookie-Based Persistence features enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the real IP address of a web server with a half-closed session, which causes ACEdirector to send packets from the server without changing the address to the virtual IP address.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.32% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nortel | alteon acedirector |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Alteon AceDirector - Half-Closed HTTP Request IP Address Revealing | 2001-12-20 |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252455
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/261548
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8010.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3964
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252455
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/261548
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8010.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3964
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