CVE-2001-0580

Hughes Technologies Virtual DNS Server 1.0 - Denial of Service via Port 6070 Connection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0580. PoCs published by neme-dhc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Virtual DNS Server 1.0 by sending a minimal payload ('A') to port 6070 and abruptly closing the connection, forcing the service into a 'Default.Closed' state. The attack is repeated four times to ensure the service is rendered unresponsive.

Description

Hughes Technologies Virtual DNS (VDNS) Server 1.0 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service by connecting to port 6070, sending some data, and closing the connection.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by neme-dhc · perldosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20827

This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Virtual DNS Server 1.0 by sending a minimal payload ('A') to port 6070 and abruptly closing the connection, forcing the service into a 'Default.Closed' state. The attack is repeated four times to ensure the service is rendered unresponsive.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Virtual DNS Server 1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's port 6070
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0050.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0530
EPSS Percentile 91.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
hughes_technologies/dsl_vdns 1.0
Published Aug 22, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026