CVE-2002-1159 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or information leaks in Canna due to improper request validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2002-1159?

CVE-2002-1159 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Canna 3.6 and earlier does not properly validate requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or information leak.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1159?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canna Canna.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1159?

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-2002-1159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1159, GHSA-v63f-8cmr-47h8.

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