CVE-2004-2496

Public Exploit

Description

The HTTP daemon in OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service availability loss) via a large number of POST requests to /Search.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.71% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-12/0321.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/12350	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13415	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18424	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11877	vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012478	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2496?: CVE-2004-2496 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2496?: To fix CVE-2004-2496, 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-2004-2496 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2496 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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