CVE-2004-1918 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in RSniff by exhausting connections through improper socket closure handling.
- 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-2004-1918?
CVE-2004-1918 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
RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1918?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rsniff Rsniff.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1918?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1918 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-2004-1918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wfh-2c49-26j8.