CVE-2005-2646 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or read files on Xerox Document Centre devices via crafted HTTP requests.

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-2005-2646?

CVE-2005-2646 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in Xerox MicroServer Web Server in Document Centre 220 through 265, 332 and 340, 420 through 490, and 535 through 555 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or read files via unknown vectors involving crafted HTTP requests.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2646?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Xerox Document Centre 220, Xerox Document Centre 230, Xerox Document Centre 240, Xerox Document Centre 255, Xerox Document Centre 265, Xerox Document Centre 332 and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2646?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2646 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-2005-2646 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2646 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g92h-8w6q-h8p6.

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