Leafnode FetchFews Client Article Header Timeout Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:13901

Info

Leafnode FetchFews Client Article Header Timeout Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13901
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2005-1911
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 08 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 02:56PM
Credit: The vendor announced this issue.
Vulnerable: Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Leafnode Leafnode 1.11.2
Leafnode Leafnode 1.11.1
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.50
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.49
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.48
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.47
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.45
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.43
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.42
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.41
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.40
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.39
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.38
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.37
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.36
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.35
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.31
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.30
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.29
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.27
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.26
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.25
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.24
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.23
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.22
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.21
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.20
Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.19
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
Not Vulnerable: Leafnode Leafnode 1.11.3
Leafnode Leafnode 1.11.2

Discussion

Leafnode FetchFews Client Article Header Timeout Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Leafnode fetchnews is susceptible to a remote denial of service vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly handle network delays.

Successful exploitation of this issue may cause the fetchnews software to hang, and then to fail to query other news servers that are listed after the malicious news server in the fetchnews configuration file.

This vulnerability affects Leafnode versions prior to 1.11.3.

Exploit / POC

Leafnode FetchFews Client Article Header Timeout Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Leafnode FetchFews Client Article Header Timeout Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released leafnode version 1.11.3, as well as an advisory to address this issue. Users are advised to upgrade to the fixed version. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Mandriva has released security announcement MDKSA-2005:114 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for details on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.


Leafnode Leafnode 1.11.1

Leafnode Leafnode 1.11.2

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.19

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.20

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.21

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.22

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.23

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.24

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.25

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.26

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.27

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.29

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.30

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.31

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.35

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.36

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.37

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.38

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.39

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.40

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.41

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.42

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.43

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.45

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.47

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.48

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.49

Leafnode Leafnode 1.9.50

References

Leafnode FetchFews Client Article Header Timeout Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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