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
Published May 5, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.9.19
- 1.9.20
- 1.9.21
- 1.9.22
- 1.9.23
- 1.9.24
- 1.9.25
- 1.9.26
- 1.9.27
- 1.9.29
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02333) | 82.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02333) | 81.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.46% (0.02458) | 84.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.65% (0.04648) | 92.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 4.65% (0.04648) | 92.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.40% (0.06395) | 92.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2002-01.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104127108823436&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104152295210075&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7799 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7801 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7870 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:005 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6490 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005865 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10942 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://leafnode.sourceforge.net/leafnode-SA-2002-01.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104127108823436&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104152295210075&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7799 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7801 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7870 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:005 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6490 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005865 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10942 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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