CVE-2004-2724 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Chat Anywhere server and consume client CPU by sending a username with a percent sign and null character.
- 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-2004-2724?
CVE-2004-2724 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LionMax Software Chat Anywhere 2.72a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash and client CPU consumption) via a username beginning with percent (%) followed by a null character.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lionmax Software Chat Anywhere.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2724?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2724 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-2004-2724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r9w-xpf5-xm4g.