CVE-2004-2505 describes a Denial of Service vulnerability in Macromedia ColdFusion MX versions prior to 6.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust system memory and crash the server by repeatedly sending GET or POST requests that trigger oversized error messages containing long strings of data. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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