CVE-2004-0466 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WebConnect by sending URLs with reserved MS-DOS device names.
- 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-2004-0466?
CVE-2004-0466 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WebConnect 6.5, 6.4.4, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a URL containing an MS-DOS device name such as (1) AUX, (2) CON, (3) PRN, (4) COM1, or (5) LPT1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0466?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openconnect Webconnect.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0466?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0466 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-2004-0466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0466 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f226-8488-rr3p.