CVE-2005-0734 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Active Webcam WebServer by sending excessive HTTP requests, causing memory exhaustion and service disruption.

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-2005-0734?

CVE-2005-0734 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PY Software Active Webcam WebServer (webcam.exe) 5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and process crash) via a large number of HTTP requests.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0734?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Py Software Active Webcam.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0734 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-2005-0734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xjp7-q8q7-c6x4.

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