CVE-2003-0744 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in leafnode's fetchnews client by sending malformed Usenet news articles that trigger a process hang.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0744?
CVE-2003-0744 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The fetchnews NNTP client in leafnode 1.9.3 to 1.9.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang and termination) via certain malformed Usenet news articles that cause fetchnews to hang while waiting for input.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0744?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Leafnode Leafnode.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0744?
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-2003-0744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0744, GHSA-3fm7-fqp4-4w7j.