CVE-2004-2496 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in OpenText FirstClass by sending numerous POST requests to the Search endpoint.
- 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-2004-2496?
CVE-2004-2496 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP daemon in OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service availability loss) via a large number of POST requests to /Search.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2496?
How do I fix CVE-2004-2496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2496 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-2004-2496 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2496 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qpr-6vx9-c755.