CVE-2003-0794 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause resource exhaustion and denial of service in GDM by sending commands without reading results due to lack of command limits.
- 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-2003-0794?
CVE-2003-0794 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Oct 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GDM 2.4.4.x before 2.4.4.4, and 2.4.1.x before 2.4.1.7, does not limit the number or duration of commands and uses a blocking socket connection, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by sending commands and not reading the results.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0794?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Gdm.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0794?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0794 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-2003-0794 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0794 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6ccf-vqxf-f729.