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CVE-2004-1918

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a...

5.0 Medium

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.

Exploit likelihood

1.63%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.

Record
CVE-2004-1918
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.

Record
CVE-2004-1918
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1911 No score

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.

Record
EUVD-2004-1911
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wfh-2c49-26j8 No score

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a...

RSniff 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection exhaustion) via a large number of connections with a command other than AUTHENTICATE, or without any data, which prevents the socket from being closed properly.

Record
GHSA-7wfh-2c49-26j8
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2004-1918 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rsniff, published April 9, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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