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CVE-2003-0744 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 fetchnew...

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 1.8%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
leafnode = 1.9.19 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.20 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.21 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.22 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.23 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.24 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.25 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.26 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.27 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.29 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.30 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.31 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.35 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.36 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.37 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.38 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.39 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.40 No fix listed
leafnode = 1.9.41 No fix listed
debian/leafnode(Debian:12) < 1.9.42 1.9.42
debian/leafnode(Debian:13) < 1.9.42 1.9.42
debian/leafnode(Debian:14) < 1.9.42 1.9.42

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