CVE-2004-2118 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Tiny Server via a long filename in a GET request, causing 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-2004-2118?

CVE-2004-2118 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Tiny Server 1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a GET request with a long filename, possibly due to a buffer overflow.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2118?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tinyserver Tinyserver.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2118 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-2004-2118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c8xc-h6fg-r79r.

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