Description
The fetchnews NNTP client in leafnode 1.9.3 to 1.9.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang and termination) via certain malformed Usenet news articles that cause fetchnews to hang while waiting for input.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | leafnode | 1.9.42 | — |
| Debian 13 | leafnode | 1.9.42 | — |
| Debian 12 | leafnode | 1.9.42 | — |
References
- 20030903 leafnode 1.9.3 - 1.9.41 security announcement SA-2003-01 mailing-list
- 8541 vdb-entry
- 9678 third-party-advisory
- 20030904 leafnode 1.9.3 - 1.9.41 security announcement SA-2003-01 mailing-list
- http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2003-01.txt
- 6452 vdb-entry