CVE-2005-3694 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 20 Nov 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the centericq client by sending short zero-length packets when peer-to-peer communications are enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2005-3694?

CVE-2005-3694 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

centericq 4.20.0-r3 with "Enable peer-to-peer communications" set allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via short zero-length packets, and possibly packets of length 1 or 2, as demonstrated using Nessus.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3694?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Centericq Centericq.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3694?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2005-3694 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3694 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DSA-912-1, GHSA-g9qf-23cc-mpq5.