CVE-2004-2029
The Util_DecodeHTTPAuth function in BNBT BitTorrent Tracker Beta 7.5 Release 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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- mitre
Description
The Util_DecodeHTTPAuth function in BNBT BitTorrent Tracker Beta 7.5 Release 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Basic Authorization HTTP request with a "A==" value.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- BNBT BitTorrent EasyTracker 7.7r3 - Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1199dos, windowspublished 6 Sept 2005Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 6336 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20040522 BNBT BitTorrent Tracker Denial Of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://bnbt.go-dedicated.com/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 11684 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://fux0r.phathookups.com/advisory/sp-x12-advisory.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1010254 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 10399 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- bittorrent-http-get-dos(16228) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-2021 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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