CVE-2005-0279 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 10 Feb 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending long UDP packets to Soldner Secret Wars due to improper error handling.

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-2005-0279?

CVE-2005-0279 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Soldner Secret Wars 30830 and earlier does not properly handle the "message too long" socket error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (socket termination) via a long UDP packet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0279?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jowood Productions Soldner Secret Wars.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0279 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-2005-0279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjf8-42pm-336r.