# CVE-2004-1816: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in Sun Java System Application Server SOAP web services.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x776-58qh-fr46

## What is CVE-2004-1816?

CVE-2004-1816 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

Unknown vulnerability in Sun Java System Application Server 7.0 Update 2 and earlier, when a SOAP web service expects an array of objects as an argument, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1816?


## How do I fix CVE-2004-1816?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1816 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1816 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1816 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1816/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1816/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1816
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1816
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1816

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