Leafnode < 1.11.2 Abrupt Disconnect DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2880

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is running the LeafNode NNTP server. The version of LeafNode is vulnerable to a remote Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Specifically, when an upstream NNTP server requests a header and then abruptly terminates the connection, the LeafNode NNTP server fails. Successful exploitation would result in a loss of availability.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.11.2 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2880

Family: Generic

Published: 5/4/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:leafnode:leafnode

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1453

BID: 13489, 13492

Detections

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