CVE-2004-1492 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Master of Orion III by sending a packet with a large size specifier, causing a memory allocation failure.
- 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-2004-1492?
CVE-2004-1492 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Master of Orion III 1.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (game exit) via a data packet that contains a large size specifier, which causes a large memory allocation to fail.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quicksilver Master of Orion Iii.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1492?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1492 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-2004-1492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jp8v-hv84-4684.