MEDIUM
Akfingerd 0.5 and possibly earlier versions only allows one connection at a time and does not time out connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (refused connections) by opening a connection and not closing it
Published Oct 14, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.40%
Description
Akfingerd 0.5 and possibly earlier versions only allows one connection at a time and does not time out connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (refused connections) by opening a connection and not closing it.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.40% 0.01397
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01397
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01397) | 71.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01397) | 68.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 67.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01280) | 86.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 84.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01028) | 83.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 0.99% (0.00987) | 83.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 82.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 80.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0049.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://synflood.at/akfingerd x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6323 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10794 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-12/0049.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://synflood.at/akfingerd | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6323 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10794 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 14, 2007
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 14, 2007
Link CVE-2002-2243
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a