CVE-2004-2520 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote attackers can crash the Gattaca POP3 server by sending large numeric values in specific commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2520?
CVE-2004-2520 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
POP3 protocol in Gattaca Server 2003 1.1.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large numeric value in the (1) LIST, (2) RETR, or (3) UIDL commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2520?
How do I fix CVE-2004-2520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2520 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-2004-2520 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2520 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pwf-7qrc-mcqp.