CVE-2004-1918

Description

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.91% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rsniff-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/11339	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10093	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108152508004665&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15823	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1918?: CVE-2004-1918 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1918?: To fix CVE-2004-1918, 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-2004-1918 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-1918 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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