CVE-2002-2179 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Unisys ClearPath MCP environments. Remote attackers can crash the system by performing a TCP port scan, such as with Nmap, due to a flaw in the dynamic initialization feature. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no authentication, leading to a complete loss of availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting ongoing interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:unisys:clearpath_mcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.