CVE-2003-1441 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Posadis DNS server by sending a malformed DNS message lacking a question section, causing a null dereference.

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-2003-1441?

CVE-2003-1441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Posadis 0.50.4 through 0.50.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a DNS message without a question section, which triggers null dereference.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1441?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Posadis Posadis.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-1441 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vvvx-48pw-6mwx.

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