CVE-2004-2505
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-24013Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.0 - Oversized Error Message Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0184.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10163enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15895enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0184.htmlnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10163ExploitPatchnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15895nvd
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