CVE-2004-0799 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the WhatsUp Gold HTTP daemon by sending a GET request with an MS-DOS device name, causing 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-2004-0799?
CVE-2004-0799 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 17 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP daemon in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03 and 8.03 Hotfix 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a GET request containing an MS-DOS device name, as demonstrated using "prn.htm".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0799?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ipswitch Whatsup Gold, Progress Whatsup Gold.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0799?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0799 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-2004-0799 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0799 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gcxh-hx3j-92g3.