CVE-2004-2596 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can exhaust connection slots on Quake II servers by opening many connections from a single IP, causing 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-2004-2596?
CVE-2004-2596 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Quake II server before R1Q2, as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exhaustion of connection slots) via a large number of connections from the same IP address.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Id Software Quake Ii Server.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2596 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-2004-2596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3pxq-5cc9-p3hw.