CVE-2005-4296 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in AppServ by sending large HTTP requests, affecting availability of the web server stack.
- 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-2005-4296?
CVE-2005-4296 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AppServ Open Project 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large HTTP request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4296?
How do I fix CVE-2005-4296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4296 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-2005-4296 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4296 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcmq-72mc-hj3x.