CVE-2004-1680 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the Pingtel Xpressa handset via a long HTTP GET request, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1680?
CVE-2004-1680 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
application.cgi in the Pingtel Xpressa handset running firmware 2.1.11.24 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (VxWorks OS crash) via a long HTTP GET request, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1680?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pingtel Xpressa.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1680?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1680 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-2004-1680 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1680 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wpr-qcp7-qmrj.