CVE-2002-2124

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.

Date published : 2005-10-27

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5938

http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0146.html