CVE-2004-2217 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation fault in the yhttpd component of yChat.
- 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-2004-2217?
CVE-2004-2217 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
Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in yhttpd in yChat before 0.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2217?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ychat Ychat.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2217 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-2004-2217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfx6-w655-jmjv.