CVE-2004-2505 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2005-10-25

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 31.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.31315.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0184.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10163
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15895

History

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Subscriptions

Macromedia Coldfusion

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:29:13.617Z

Reserved: 2005-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2505

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2505

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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