CVE-2004-1792 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in YaSoft Switch Off by sending crafted packets to port 8000.
- 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-2004-1792?
CVE-2004-1792 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
swnet.dll in YaSoft Switch Off 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a long packet with two CRLF sequences to the service management port (TCP 8000).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1792?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yatsoft Switch Off.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1792?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1792 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-2004-1792 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1792 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmc8-jg49-hmwp.