CVE-2004-0278 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Ratbag game engine via crafted TCP packets, leading to excessive CPU consumption.
- 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-2004-0278?
CVE-2004-0278 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
Ratbag game engine, as used in products such as Dirt Track Racing, Leadfoot, and World of Outlaws Spring Cars, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a TCP packet that specifies the length of data to read and then sends a second TCP packet that contains less data than specified, which causes Ratbag to repeatedly check the socket for more data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0278?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Ratbag Dirt Track Racing, Ratbag Dirt Track Racing Australia, Ratbag Dirt Track Racing Sprint Cars, Ratbag Leadfoot, Ratbag World of Outlaws Sprint Cars.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0278 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-2004-0278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6m8x-9x29-g395.