CVE-2004-0740 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash or hang Lexmark T522 printers by sending an HTTP request with an overly long Host header.
- 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-2004-0740?
CVE-2004-0740 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP server in Lexmark T522 and possibly other models allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash, reload, or hang) via an HTTP header with a long Host field, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lexmark T522 Network Printer.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0740 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-2004-0740 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0740 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcxf-f24h-26mp.