CVE-2004-0163 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via session replay attacks due to static encryption keys in Sygate Secure Enterprise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0163?
CVE-2004-0163 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sygate Secure Enterprise (SSE) 3.5MR3 and earlier does not change the key used to encrypt data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by capturing a session and repeatedly replaying the session.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sygate Technologies Secure Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-0163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6p8-m67w-rpfj.