# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4r9w-xpf5-xm4g

## 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 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2724?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2005-0522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0522/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2724 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2724/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2724
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2724
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2724

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