CVE-2003-0744

Description

The fetchnews NNTP client in leafnode 1.9.3 to 1.9.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang and termination) via certain malformed Usenet news articles that cause fetchnews to hang while waiting for input.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.27% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8541	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/9678	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106270038210736&w=2	mailing list
http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2003-01.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/6452	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0744?: CVE-2003-0744 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0744?: To fix CVE-2003-0744, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0744 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0744 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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