CVE-2004-1667 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Halo Combat Evolved server by sending a long client response due to an off-by-one error.

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-2004-1667?

CVE-2004-1667 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Off-by-one error in Halo Combat Evolved 1.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a long client response.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1667?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gearbox Software Halo Combat Evolved.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1667?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1667 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-2004-1667 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-397w-gc7r-9x5j.

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