CVE-2004-0684 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WebSphere Edge Server via a parameterless HTTP GET request when JunctionRewrite is enabled.

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-2004-0684?

CVE-2004-0684 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WebSphere Edge Component Caching Proxy in WebSphere Edge Server 5.02, with the JunctionRewrite directive enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP GET request without any parameters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0684?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Websphere Caching Proxy Server, Ibm Websphere Edge Server Caching Proxy.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0684?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0684 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-2004-0684 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0684 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3hgm-r654-2phm.

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