# CVE-2005-4203: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service in LogiSphere by sending excessive messages via the msg command without authentication.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f97x-f6x5-pmh9

## What is CVE-2005-4203?

CVE-2005-4203 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

LogiSphere 0.9.9j does not restrict the number of messages that can be sent, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of messages via the msg command.  NOTE: due to lack of appropriate details by the original researcher, it is unclear whether this description accurately reflects the discloser's claim and is distinct from the XSS issue.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4203?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Logisphere Logisphere.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-4203?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-4203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-4202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4202/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-4204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4204/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2006-3044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3044/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-4203 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-4203 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 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-2005-4203 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-2005-4203/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4203/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4203
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4203
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-4203

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4203/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.