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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g92h-8w6q-h8p6

## 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: Xerox Document Centre 220, Xerox Document Centre 230, Xerox Document Centre 240, Xerox Document Centre 255, Xerox Document Centre 265, Xerox Document Centre 332, Xerox Document Centre 340, Xerox Document Centre 420, Xerox Document Centre 425, Xerox Document Centre 426, Xerox Document Centre 430, Xerox Document Centre 432, Xerox Document Centre 440, Xerox Document Centre 460, Xerox Document Centre 470, Xerox Document Centre 480, Xerox Document Centre 490, Xerox Document Centre 535, Xerox Document Centre 545, Xerox Document Centre 555.

## 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.

## Is CVE-2005-2646 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-1936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1936/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2646 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2646/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2646/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2646
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2646
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2646

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2646/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.