CVE-2004-2068

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.91% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/3441	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14189	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/10590	third party advisory patch
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/VulnWatch/2004-01/0009.html	mailing list
http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2004-01.txt	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2068?: CVE-2004-2068 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2068?: To fix CVE-2004-2068, 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-2004-2068 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-2068 is being actively exploited. 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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