CVE-2001-0683 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory exhaustion in Netscape Collabra Server by sending repeated data packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0683?
CVE-2001-0683 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in Netscape Collabra Server 3.5.4 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by repeatedly sending approximately 5K of data to TCP port 5238.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0683?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Collabra Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgc4-q259-hqvf.