CVE-2004-2342 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ChatterBox server by sending a malformed request, causing a 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-2004-2342?
CVE-2004-2342 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ChatterBox 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a malformed request to the server, as demonstrated using "aaaaaa".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2342?
How do I fix CVE-2004-2342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2342 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-2004-2342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pgf-fm4r-rmf9.