CVE-2000-0470

Allegro RomPager - Denial of Service via Malformed Authentication Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0470. PoCs published by netsec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Allegro's RomPager by sending a malformed HTTP request with an oversized 'Authenticate' header. The target device crashes upon processing the request, rendering it unresponsive.

Description

Allegro RomPager HTTP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed authentication request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by netsec · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10237

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Allegro's RomPager by sending a malformed HTTP request with an oversized 'Authenticate' header. The target device crashes upon processing the request, rendering it unresponsive.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Allegro RomPager (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Netcat (nc) installed on the attacker's machine
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1290
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0398.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4588

Scores

EPSS 0.0712
EPSS Percentile 93.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
allegro/rom_pager 2.10
Published Jun 01, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026