Leafnode: >> Leafnode >> 1.11.1 Security Vulnerabilities
The fetchnews NNTP client in leafnode 1.11.2 and earlier can hang while waiting for input that never arrives, which allows remote NNTP servers to cause a denial of service (news loss).
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2005-06-09
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.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2005-05-05