CVE-2004-0740

Lexmark T522 Network Printer - Denial of Service via Long HTTP Host Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-0740. PoCs published by Peter Kruse.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the HTTP Host header parsing of certain web servers. The PoC sends an overly long Host header to trigger the overflow, potentially leading to a denial of service or remote code execution.

Description

The HTTP server in Lexmark T522 and possibly other models allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash, reload, or hang) via an HTTP header with a long Host field, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Peter Kruse · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/358

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the HTTP Host header parsing of certain web servers. The PoC sends an overly long Host header to trigger the overflow, potentially leading to a denial of service or remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Unknown web server (likely older versions of Apache or similar)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable web server exposed to the attacker
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16752
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109035701329111&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0254
EPSS Percentile 83.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
lexmark/t522_network_printer
Published Jul 27, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026