CVE-2005-0597 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 1 Mar 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted TCP connection in Cisco ACNS devices.

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-2005-0597?

CVE-2005-0597 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco devices running Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) 5.0 before 5.0.17.6 and 5.1 before 5.1.11.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process restart) via a "crafted TCP connection."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0597?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Application and Content Networking Software.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0597 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-2005-0597 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qh6q-255g-fpg8.