NetScreen ScreenOS before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Malicious-URL…
Priority LOW 23CWE-16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NetScreen ScreenOS before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Malicious-URL blocking feature by splitting the URL into fragmented IP requests.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.015 74th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | Netscreen |
| cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8 | Vulnerable | Netscreen |
| cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Netscreen |
| cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Netscreen |
| cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Netscreen |
- cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Netscreen
- cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·Netscreen
- cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Netscreen
- cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Netscreen
- cpe:2.3:a:netscreen:screenos:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Netscreen
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2234
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h964-f22q-97h6
References
Other 5
- netscreen-fragmented-url-bypass(10699)
- 20021125 'Malicious-URL' Feature may be Circumvented Using IP Fragmentation
- 20021125 Netscreen Malicious URL feature can be bypassed by fragmenting the request
- 20021125 Netscreen Malicious URL feature can be bypassed by fragmenting the request
- 20021125 'Malicious-URL' Feature may be Circumvented Using IP Fragmentation
More Netscreen Screenos vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-02178 NetScreen ScreenOS 2.8 through 4.0, when forwarding H.323 or Netmeeting traffic, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-2234 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2234 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h964-f22q-97h6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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