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CVE-2004-1981

Published: May 10, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The web interface for Crystal Reports allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk exhaustion) by repeatedly requesting reports without retrieving the associated image files, which are not cleared from the image file folder.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
crystal enterprisebusinessobjects
On-prem
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
crystal reportsbusinessobjects
On-prem
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
businessobjectscommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka sap businessobjects

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108360413811017&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108671836127360&w=2
marc.info
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16046
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Timeline

Published
May 10, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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