First published: Fri Dec 31 2004(Updated: )
Agnitum Outpost Pro Firewall 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of small, invalid packets, which can not be processed quickly enough by Outpost Pro.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Agnitum Outpost Firewall | =2.1 |
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CVE-2004-2472 is classified as having a moderate severity level due to its potential for causing denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2004-2472, users should upgrade to a patched version of Agnitum Outpost Firewall that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2004-2472 specifically affects Agnitum Outpost Firewall version 2.1.
CVE-2004-2472 describes a denial of service attack that leads to high CPU consumption by flooding the firewall with small, invalid packets.
Yes, CVE-2004-2472 can be exploited remotely by attackers sending crafted packets.