CVE-2004-2466

Public Exploit

Description

chat.ghp in Easy Chat Server 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a long username parameter, possibly due to a buffer overflow. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.2 is also affected.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 23.90% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory autistici.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25328 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67384 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/58427 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36013 vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33326 exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0077.html mailing list exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12006 exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16629 vdb entry
http://www.autistici.org/fdonato/advisory/EasyChatServer1.2-adv.txt exploit vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2901 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26461 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4289 exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/7416 vdb entry exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0013.html mailing list exploit vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167892/Easy-Chat-Server-3.1-Buffer-Overflow.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2466?
CVE-2004-2466 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2466?
To fix CVE-2004-2466, 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-2004-2466 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-2466 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~24% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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