CVE-2004-2519

Public Exploit

Description

Gattaca Server 2003 1.1.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via directory specifiers in the LANGUAGE parameter to (1) index.tmpl and (2) web.tmpl, such as (a) slash "/", (b) backslash "\", (c) dot ".",, (d) dot dot "..", and (e) internal slash "lang//en".

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.20% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory co.uk Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/Gattaca%20Server%202003.txt	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/7923	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/12071	vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10728	vdb entry exploit
http://www.gattaca-server.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=gattaca_discussion%3Baction=display%3Bnum=1091194176%3Bstart=0#0
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16700	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010703	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2519?: CVE-2004-2519 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2519?: To fix CVE-2004-2519, 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-2004-2519 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2519 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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