CVE-2004-1749 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in Attack Mitigator IPS devices configured in one-armed routing mode.
- 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-2004-1749?
CVE-2004-1749 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
Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 3.11.008, and possibly other versions, when configured in a one-armed routing configuration, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of HTTP requests.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1749?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Toplayer Attack Mitigator.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1749 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-2004-1749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37rm-6wgr-cv7j.