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CVE-2002-1661 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The leafnode server in leafnode 1.9.20 to 1.9.29 allows remo)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-1661
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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