CVE-2003-0206 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the gkrellm-newsticker plugin, specifically versions prior to 0.3-3.1. Remote attackers can crash the gkrellm application by sending malformed link or title elements containing multiple lines. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity. The primary impact is a denial of service, rendering the gkrellm application unusable. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code exists in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered no community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low level of attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gkrellm_newsticker:gkrellm_newsticker:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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