CVE-2004-2029 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the BNBT BitTorrent Tracker by sending a malformed Basic Authorization HTTP request, 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-2004-2029?
CVE-2004-2029 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
The Util_DecodeHTTPAuth function in BNBT BitTorrent Tracker Beta 7.5 Release 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Basic Authorization HTTP request with a "A==" value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trevor Hogan Bnbt.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2029 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-2004-2029 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2029 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxh9-45xm-vm79.