CVE-2002-0454 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption in Qpopper by sending a large string, affecting POP3 server availability.
- 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-2002-0454?
CVE-2002-0454 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Qpopper (aka in.qpopper or popper) 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a very large string, which causes an infinite loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0454?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualcomm Qpopper.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0454 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-2002-0454 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0454 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qr7-p7rq-8mx9.