CVE-2003-0169 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the HP Instant TopTools webserver.
- 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-2003-0169?
CVE-2003-0169 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
hpnst.exe in the GoAhead-Webs webserver for HP Instant TopTools before 5.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request to hpnst.exe that calls itself, which causes an infinite loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Instant Toptools.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0169 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-2003-0169 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0169 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7w7-v5fm-7hg5.