CVE-2005-2806 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in BNBT EasyTracker by sending a malformed HTTP header, potentially triggering an integer signedness error.
- 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-2005-2806?
CVE-2005-2806 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
client.cpp in BNBT EasyTracker 7.7r3.2004.10.27 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via an HTTP header containing only a ":" (colon), possibly leading to an integer signedness error due to a missing field name or value.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2806?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trevor Hogan Bnbt.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2806 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-2005-2806 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2806 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8pr9-gcwm-r2q9.