# CVE-2004-2252: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain system information by sending SYN-FIN packets to the firewall, facilitating further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c7vv-qr7x-g477

## What is CVE-2004-2252?

CVE-2004-2252 is a medium-severity 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

The firewall in Astaro Security Linux before 4.024 sends responses to SYN-FIN packets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain information about the system and construct specialized attacks.

Weakness: CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2252?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sophos Astaro Security Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-2252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-2252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2252 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-2252 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2252/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2252
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2252
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2252

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