CVE-2004-1831 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the browser via a malformed packet, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2004-1831?
CVE-2004-1831 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
Buffer overflow in Chrome 1.2.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large length value, which leads to a null dereference or out-of-bounds read.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Techland Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1831?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1831 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-2004-1831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g46x-3r99-9fh4.