Leafnode up to 1.9.29 Article Cross-Posting infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Leafnode up to 1.9.29. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Article Cross-Posting Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to infinite loop. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1661. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Leafnode up to 1.9.29. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Article Cross-Posting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The leafnode server in leafnode 1.9.20 to 1.9.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) when leafnode requests a cross-posted article to one group whose name is a prefix of another group.

The weakness was released 12/31/2002 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1661 since 05/05/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13990 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : leafnode (MDKSA-2003:005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10942), Tenable (13990), SecurityFocus (BID 6490†), Secunia (SA7799†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1005865†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Leafnode

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 13990
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : leafnode (MDKSA-2003:005)
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OpenVAS ID: 11517
OpenVAS Name: Leafnode denials of service
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12/29/2002 🔍
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08/04/2014 +3378 days 🔍
06/28/2021 +2520 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19306
X-Force: 10942
SecurityFocus: 6490 - Leafnode Resource Exhaustion Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 7799 - leafnode Denial of Service, Not Critical
SecurityTracker: 1005865 - Leafnode NNTP News Server Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 1551 - DoS Attack on Leafnode NNTP Server, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 11:41
Updated: 06/28/2021 09:04
Changes: 08/04/2014 11:41 (66), 06/08/2017 23:46 (11), 06/28/2021 09:04 (3)
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