CVE-2004-0931 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash MySQL MaxDB by sending HTTP requests with high ASCII values in the Server field, causing a 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-2004-0931?
CVE-2004-0931 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MySQL MaxDB before 7.5.00.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request to webdbm with high ASCII values in the Server field, which triggers an assert error in the IsAscii7 function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mysql Maxdb.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0931 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-2004-0931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79c5-qmph-7ghj.