CVE-2004-1378 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using the expat XML parser by sending malformed packets to XML sockets, 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-2004-1378?
CVE-2004-1378 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
The expat XML parser code, as used in the open source Jabber (jabberd) 1.4.3 and earlier, jadc2s 0.9.0 and earlier, and possibly other packages, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet to a socket that accepts XML connections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1378?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Jabberstudio Jabberd, Jabberstudio Jadc2s.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1378 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-2004-1378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmmj-wqg9-f37x.