CVE-2004-1751 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Ground Control II game client or server by sending oversized packets that trigger unhandled socket errors.
- 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-2004-1751?
CVE-2004-1751 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
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus 1.0.0.7 and earlier allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (client or server crash) via a large packet, which generates a "Message too long" socket error that is treated as a critical error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1751?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Massive Entertainment Ground Control Ii Operation Exodus.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1751 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-2004-1751 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1751 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fpx-4fc3-m2g2.