CVE-2003-0290 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in eServ by exhausting memory through numerous connections that are not properly freed.
- 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-2003-0290?
CVE-2003-0290 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in eServ 2.9x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of connections, whose memory is not freed when the connection is terminated.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Etype Eserv.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0290 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-2003-0290 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0290 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36xv-rp4j-w277.