CVE-2004-2466 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Easy Chat Server by sending a long username parameter, 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-2004-2466?
CVE-2004-2466 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
chat.ghp in Easy Chat Server 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a long username parameter, possibly due to a buffer overflow. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.2 is also affected.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2466?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Efs Software Easy Chat Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2466?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2466 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-2004-2466 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2466 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4gx-wr5p-7v7x.