CVE-2004-1688 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop and CPU consumption by sending a long login name to the server.
- 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-2004-1688?
CVE-2004-1688 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
Pigeon Server 3.02.0143 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a long login name sent to port 3103.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1688?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tech-Noel Pigeon Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1688?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1688 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-2004-1688 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1688 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wrm-j5hw-2wjj.