CVE-2004-2496

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Published Oct 25, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 9.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The HTTP daemon in OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service availability loss) via a large number of POST requests to /Search.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:opentext:opentext_firstclass:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:opentext:opentext_firstclass:8.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2487	The HTTP daemon in OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service availability loss) via a large number of POST requests to /Search.

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 Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 9.2% (9.152% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-12/0321.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13415
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012478
http://www.osvdb.org/12350
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11877
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18424

History

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Subscriptions

Opentext Opentext Firstclass

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 25, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM
Reserved: Oct 25, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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