CVE-2004-1981

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Published May 10, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The web interface for Crystal Reports allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk exhaustion) by repeatedly requesting reports without retrieving the associated image files, which are not cleared from the image file folder.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_enterprise:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_enterprise:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_reports:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_reports:10:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1973	The web interface for Crystal Reports allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk exhaustion) by repeatedly requesting reports without retrieving the associated image files, which are not cleared from the image file folder.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.574% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108360413811017&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108671836127360&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16046

History

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Subscriptions

Businessobjects Crystal Enterprise Crystal Reports

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 10, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:07 AM
Reserved: May 4, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

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