VDB-20604 · CVE-2003-0366 · BID 7893

Lysator lyskom-server 2.0.7 resource consumption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Lysator lyskom-server 2.0.7. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

lyskom-server 2.0.7 and earlier allows unauthenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large query.

The weakness was shared 07/24/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0366 since 06/01/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15155 (Debian DSA-318-1 : lyskom-server - denial of service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (15155).

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15155
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-318-1 : lyskom-server - denial of service
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OpenVAS ID: 53607
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 318-1 (lyskom-server)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/01/2003 🔍
06/12/2003 +11 days 🔍
07/24/2003 +42 days 🔍
07/24/2003 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +433 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3606 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1711 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0366 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 7893

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 18:17
Updated: 04/21/2019 20:55
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:17 (57), 04/21/2019 20:55 (3)
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