CVE-2002-0914 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Courier MTA by sending messages with invalid year values, leading to CPU exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-0914?
CVE-2002-0914 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
Double Precision Courier e-mail MTA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a message with an extremely large or negative value for the year, which causes a tight loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0914?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Double Precision Incorporated Courier Mta.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0914?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2002-0914 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0914 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0914, GHSA-2fx9-2g54-566x.