CVE-2003-1591 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a console hang in Novell NetWare FTP server by opening many sessions during an NLM unload.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1591?
CVE-2003-1591 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Novell Netware, published on 5 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NWFTPD.nlm in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 6.0 before SP4 and 6.5 before SP1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (console hang) via a large number of FTP sessions, which are not properly handled during an NLM unload.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1591?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Netware.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1591 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-2003-1591 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1591 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2xg-ggm3-v7gm.