CVE-2004-2068 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in leafnode by sending empty NNTP articles with missing headers, hanging the process.
- 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-2004-2068?
CVE-2004-2068 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
fetchnews in leafnode 1.9.47 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via an empty NNTP news article with missing mandatory headers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2068?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Leafnode Leafnode.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2068?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2068 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-2004-2068 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2068 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxw2-7p57-jf87.