CVE-2004-2517 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash myServer by sending a long HTTP POST request to the logon page, 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-2004-2517?
CVE-2004-2517 is a medium-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
myServer 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HTTP POST request in a View=Logon operation to index.html.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Myserver Myserver.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2517 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-2004-2517 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2517 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6r9-fwjp-wq6g.