CVE-2004-1493

Public Exploit

Description

Master of Orion III 1.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via multiple connections with long nicknames, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.24% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory packetstormsecurity.nl Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109889705116038&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11550	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/13008	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0410-advisories/masterOrionIII.txt	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17884	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1493?: CVE-2004-1493 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1493?: To fix CVE-2004-1493, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1493 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1493 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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