CVE-2002-1201

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

IBM AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a flood of malformed TCP packets without any flags set, which prevents AIX from releasing the associated memory buffers.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 82.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 28, 2002

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103418410408599&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&q=IY31641&uid=isg1IY31641&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&cc=us&lang=en
cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10326.php
cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102345
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5925
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103418410408599&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&q=IY31641&uid=isg1IY31641&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&cc=us&lang=en
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10326.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102345
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5925

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2002-1201?

CVE-2002-1201 is a none vulnerability published on October 28, 2002. IBM AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a flood of malformed TCP packets without any flags set, which prevents AIX from releasing the associated memory buffers.

When was CVE-2002-1201 disclosed?

CVE-2002-1201 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 28, 2002, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2002-1201 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-1201 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2002-1201?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2002-1201, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2002-1201

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