CVE-2004-2505

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Macromedia Coldfusion: 5.0, 6.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0184.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10163
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15895
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0184.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10163
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15895

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