CVE-2003-0290 describes a memory leak vulnerability in eServ 2.9x, including versions 2.98, 2.99, and 3.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by initiating numerous connections, as the server fails to properly free memory upon connection termination, leading to memory exhaustion. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, resulting in a partial availability impact. Its FAUCET Risk Score is high at 88/100, and its EPSS score is 0.13342. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or the Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-22585 and EDB-22586). Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.9xCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:etype:eserv:2.9x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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