CVE-2004-0799

The HTTP daemon in Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold 8.03 and 8.03 Hotfix 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a GET request containing an MS-DOS device name, as demonstrated using "prn.htm".

Published: 2004-10-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0799 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.20%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0799

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 12.58% 6.20% -6.38%
2 2026-05-23 11.43% 12.58% +1.16%
3 2025-08-12 — 11.43% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0799

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0799

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0799

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch whatsup_gold 8.03_hotfix_1 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:whatsup_gold:8.03_hotfix_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress whatsup_gold 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress whatsup_gold 7.03 cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress whatsup_gold 7.04 cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress whatsup_gold 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress whatsup_gold 8.01 cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress whatsup_gold 8.03 cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:8.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0799

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