CVE-2004-2164 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 10 Jul 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service by exhausting database connections through the order restoration feature in VP-ASP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2004-2164?

CVE-2004-2164 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

shoprestoreorder.asp in VP-ASP 5.0 does not close the database connection when a user restores a previous order, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection consumption).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2164?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Virtual Programming Vp-Asp.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2164 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-2004-2164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6p59-g358-9g4p.