PT-2004-2816 · Rsniff · Rsniff

Luigi Auriemma · Published 2004-04-09 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-1918

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions RSniff version 1.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically connection exhaustion, by establishing a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data. This prevents the socket from being closed properly.

Recommendations For RSniff version 1.0, consider implementing a mechanism to limit the number of concurrent connections and properly handle socket closure to prevent connection exhaustion. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1918

Affected Products

Rsniff

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1918 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10093 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11339 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108152508004665&w=2 · Note
• http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/rsniff-adv.txt · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15823 · Note