CVE-2004-2646

Free Web Chat 2.0 - Denial of Service via Null usrName Variable

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2646. PoCs published by Donato Ferrante.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Free Web Chat server by sending a malformed username, causing a NullPointerException. It establishes a TCP connection to the target server and sends crafted data to trigger the crash.

Description

The addUser function in UserManager.java in Free Web Chat 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaught NullPointerException) via unknown attack vectors that cause the usrName variable to be null.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Donato Ferrante · cdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24351

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Free Web Chat server by sending a malformed username, causing a NullPointerException. It establishes a TCP connection to the target server and sends crafted data to trigger the crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Free Web Chat (Initial Release)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Target server running Free Web Chat (Initial Release)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109164397601049&w=2
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10863
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1010851.html
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0102.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/8369
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16893

Scores

EPSS 0.0362
EPSS Percentile 88.0%

Details

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