CVE-2004-0264

palmhttpd - Denial of Service via Simultaneous HTTP Connections

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-0264. PoCs published by shaun2k2.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Palmhttpd by overwhelming the server with multiple connections, exploiting its inability to handle more than one client connection. The code establishes 1025 simultaneous connections to the target server, causing it to crash or become unresponsive.

Description

palmhttpd for PalmOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by establishing two simultaneous HTTP connections, which exceeds the PalmOS accept queue.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by shaun2k2 · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23665

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Palmhttpd by overwhelming the server with multiple connections, exploiting its inability to handle more than one client connection. The code establishes 1025 simultaneous connections to the target server, causing it to crash or become unresponsive.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Shaun2k2 Palmhttpd version 3.0 and prior, httpd for PalmOS by Jim Rees
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Target server running vulnerable Palmhttpd software
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9608
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107634638201570&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15090

Scores

EPSS 0.0324
EPSS Percentile 86.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
jim_rees/jim_rees_httpd palmos
shaun2k2/palmhttpd 3.0
Published Nov 23, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026