Vulnerability in Leafnode

CVE-2002-1661

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.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Leafnode — versions 1.9.19, 1.9.20, 1.9.21
  • N/a — versions n/a

References