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TI-2002-00223 Aliases CVE-2002-0234GHSA-86jf-64jm-h97c

NetScreen ScreenOS before 2.6.1 does not support a maximum number of concurrent sessions…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

NetScreen ScreenOS before 2.6.1 does not support a maximum number of concurrent sessions for a system, which allows an attacker on the trusted network to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a port scan to an external network, which consumes all available connections.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00354 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.1VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:netscreen_screenos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0234
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86jf-64jm-h97c

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2005-02504 Behavioral discrepancy information leak in Juniper Netscreen VPN running ScreenOS 5.2.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-01469 Netscreen running ScreenOS 4.0.0r6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2004-01323 Unknown vulnerability in ScreenOS in Juniper Networks NetScreen firewall 3.x through 5.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-02066 Firewalls from multiple vendors empty state tables more slowly than they are filled… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2018-00056 ScreenOS: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2002-00864 The web interface (WebUI) of NetScreen ScreenOS before 2.6.1r8, and certain 2.8.x and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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