CVE-2005-3983 Denial of service in n/a
A browser hang occurs when accessing the HP SIM login page with a specific Internet Explorer patch, potentially causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-3983?
CVE-2005-3983 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Systems Insight Manager, published on 4 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the login page for HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 4.0 and 4.1, when accessed by Microsoft Internet Explorer with the MS04-025 patch, leads to a denial of service (browser hang). NOTE: although the advisory is vague, this issue does not appear to involve an attacker at all. If not, then this issue is not a vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Systems Insight Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3983 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-2005-3983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Systems Insight Manager
- CVE-2007-2719 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2020-7200 Code injection in HPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM)
- CVE-2016-4366 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2012-1999 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2016-8516 A remote denial of service vulnerability in HPE Systems Insight Manager in all versions prior to 7.6 was found.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62xm-975c-rvp4.