Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-2505 (CCN-15895)

Assigned:2004-04-17
Published:2004-04-17
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:Macromedia ColdFusion MX before 6.1 does not restrict the size of error messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) by sending repeated GET or POST requests that trigger error messages that use long strings of data.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20040417 Network Intelligence Advisory - Denial of Service Vulnerability in ColdFusion MX

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Apr 17 2004 - 07:25:42 CDT
Network Intelligence Advisory - Denial of Service Vulnerability in ColdFusion MX

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-2505

Source: CCN
Type: Macromedia Security Bulletin MPSB04-06
Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX 6.1 File Upload Denial of service

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 60299
ColdFusion MX Error Message Handling Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch
10163

Source: CCN
Type: BID-10163
Macromedia ColdFusion MX Oversized Error Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
coldfusion-long-string-dos(15895)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
coldfusion-file-upload-dos(15895)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:macromedia:coldfusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    macromedia coldfusion 5.0
    macromedia coldfusion 6.0
    macromedia coldfusion 6.1