CVE-2004-0245 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Web Crossing server by sending HTTP POST requests with invalid Content-Length values, causing a divide-by-zero error.
- 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-2004-0245?
CVE-2004-0245 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Web Crossing 4.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a HTTP POST request with a large or negative Content-Length, which causes an integer divide-by-zero.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0245?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Web Crossing Inc Web Crossing.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0245 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-2004-0245 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0245 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrv7-q4hc-8648.