Netscape Collabra Server up to 3.5.4 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Netscape Collabra Server up to 3.5.4. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0684. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Netscape Collabra Server up to 3.5.4. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Netscape Collabra Server 3.5.4 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending seven or more characters to TCP port 5239.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2001. The weakness was shared 09/20/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0684. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 206 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 54006 (Netscape Collabra Malformed Data DoS Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling 5239.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6159), SecurityFocus (BID 2450†), OSVDB (13911†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5989†). The entry VDB-17398 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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02/26/2001 🔍
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10/05/2025 +4106 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0684 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17399
X-Force: 6159
SecurityFocus: 2450 - Netscape Collabra Malformed Data DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13911 - Netscape - Collabra - Malformed Data - DoS Issue
Vulnerability Center: 5989 - DoS in Netscape Collabra Server 3.5.4 via srchs.exe Process, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 12:41
Updated: 10/05/2025 07:43
Changes: 07/09/2014 12:41 (58), 06/03/2019 14:25 (5), 10/05/2025 07:43 (18)
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