# CVE-2004-2068: fetchnews in leafnode 1.9.47 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via an empty NNTP news article

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

fetchnews in leafnode 1.9.47 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via an empty NNTP news article with missing mandatory headers.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/3441
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14189
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10590
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/VulnWatch/2004-01/0009.html
- http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2004-01.txt

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