CVE-2004-2496

OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 - Denial of Service via POST Requests to /Search

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2496. PoCs published by dila.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit is a DoS tool targeting a vulnerability in an unspecified web server via malformed HTTP POST requests. It floods the target with sockets and sends a crafted request to trigger the DoS condition.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by dila · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/687

This exploit is a DoS tool targeting a vulnerability in an unspecified web server via malformed HTTP POST requests. It floods the target with sockets and sends a crafted request to trigger the DoS condition.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unspecified web server (likely related to CVE-2004-2496)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Winsock library for compilation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-12/0321.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/12350
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/13415
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18424
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11877
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012478

Scores

EPSS 0.0915
EPSS Percentile 94.7%

Details

Status published
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026