CVE-2008-2704 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Jun 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Novell GroupWise Messenger by sending a long user ID, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not stated
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not stated
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-2704?

CVE-2008-2704 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2008. It can be exploited over the network.

Official description

Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) before 2.0.3 Hot Patch 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long user ID, possibly involving a popup alert. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2704?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Groupwise Messenger.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2704?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2704 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-2008-2704 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hw8j-q3v2-5j9q.