CVE-2005-4584 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the BZFlag server by sending a callsign without a null terminator, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-4584?
CVE-2005-4584 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BZFlag server 2.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a callsign that is not followed by a NULL (\0) character.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4584?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bzflag Bzflag Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4584?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2005-4584 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4584 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4584, GHSA-4p9w-rqv4-74j3.