CVE-2003-0744 json
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) v…
published 2003-09-06 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0735
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- leafnode Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.9.42
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0744
Exploit prediction
1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/8541
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/9678
third-party-advisory
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=106270038210736&w=2
mailing-list
- leafnode.sourceforge.net /leafnode-SA-2003-01.txt
-
osvdb.org
/6452
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2003-0744
- NVD CVE-2003-0744
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