PT-2002-2385 · Leafnode · Leafnode

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2002-1661

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions leafnode versions 1.9.20 through 1.9.29

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an infinite loop. This occurs when the leafnode server requests a cross-posted article to one group whose name is a prefix of another group.

Recommendations For leafnode versions 1.9.20 through 1.9.29, consider updating to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1661

Affected Products

Leafnode

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1661 · Security Note
• http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2002-01.txt · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6490 · Patch
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:005 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/7801 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1005865 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104127108823436&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10942 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/7870 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/7799 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104152295210075&w=2 · Note