CVE-2004-0740 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.54% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-07-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lexmark | t522 network printer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Lexmark Multiple HTTP Servers - Denial of Service | 2004-07-22 |
References
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