CVE-2004-2216 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Sun Java System Web and Application Servers by sending a malformed client certificate, 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-2004-2216?
CVE-2004-2216 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 SP7 and earlier and 6.1 SP1 and earlier, and Application Server 7 Update 4 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed client certificate.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2216?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Java System Application Server, Sun Java System Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2216 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-2004-2216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h882-fqc8-r8p8.