CVE-2005-0942 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash the Sybase ASE XP Server process by sending malformed data to its TCP port, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2005-0942?
CVE-2005-0942 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The XP Server process (xp_server) in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) XP Server 12.x before 12.5.3 ESD#1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via malformed data sent to the XP Server TCP port.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0942 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-2005-0942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3r73-wrgm-c3rm.