CVE-2005-1453

Description

fetchnews in leafnode 1.9.48 to 1.11.1 allows remote NNTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) by closing the connection while fetchnews is reading (1) an article header or (2) an article body, which also prevents fetchnews from querying other servers.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.50%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2005-01.txt	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0468	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0037.html	patch mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/15252	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1453?: CVE-2005-1453 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1453?: To fix CVE-2005-1453, 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-2005-1453 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1453 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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