CVE-2004-0264 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the PalmOS palmhttpd server by opening two simultaneous HTTP connections, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2004-0264?
CVE-2004-0264 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
palmhttpd for PalmOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by establishing two simultaneous HTTP connections, which exceeds the PalmOS accept queue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0264?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Jim Rees Jim Rees Httpd, Shaun2k2 Palmhttpd.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0264?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0264 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-2004-0264 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0264 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hf7m-5pcw-jhm9.