CVE-2004-2545 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause SMTP proxy failure in Sidewinder G2 firewalls via network congestion, though the system may auto-restart.
- 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-2004-2545?
CVE-2004-2545 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Secure Computing Corporation Sidewinder G2 6.1.0.01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SMTP proxy failure) via unknown attack vendors involving an "extremely busy network." NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability because the embedded monitoring sub-system automatically restarts after the failure.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2545?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Securecomputing Sidewinder G2.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2545 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-2004-2545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2545 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4q6-2x5x-hq8g.