CVE-2003-1471 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published 24 Oct 2007 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can crash the MDaemon POP server by sending negative numbers in DELE or UIDL commands.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2003-1471?

CVE-2003-1471 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MDaemon POP server 6.0.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DELE or (2) UIDL with a negative number.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1471?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alt-N Mdaemon.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1471?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1471 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-2003-1471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-94p8-9vqv-x9hf.