CVE-2004-2179 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft FrontPage by sending a specially crafted JPEG image with maximum dimensions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2179?
CVE-2004-2179 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 10 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
asycpict.dll, as used in Microsoft products such as Front Page 97 and 98, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a JPEG image with maximum height and width values.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2179?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Frontpage, Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2179 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-2004-2179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vrj-722c-mmjx.