CVE-2004-1744 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Easy File Sharing Webserver by sending numerous large HTTP requests, leading to CPU exhaustion or crashes.
- 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-2004-1744?
CVE-2004-1744 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
Easy File Sharing (EFS) Webserver 1.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via many large HTTP requests.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1744?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Efs Software Efs Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1744 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-2004-1744 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1744 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq3p-hf2w-4fg4.