CVE-2004-1708 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Webbsyte Chat by establishing a large number of connections, causing a 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-2004-1708?
CVE-2004-1708 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Webbsyte Chat 0.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of connections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shawn Webb Webbsyte Chat.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1708 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-2004-1708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p564-2rfx-wgpg.