# CVE-2005-0942: The XP Server process (xp\_server) in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) XP Server 12.x before 12.5.3 ESD#1 allows attackers to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-04-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The XP Server process (xp_server) in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) XP Server 12.x before 12.5.3 ESD#1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via malformed data sent to the XP Server TCP port.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/sybase-ase.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19354
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/393851
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111272918117194&w=2
- http://www.sybase.com/detail/1%2C6904%2C1033894%2C00.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13632
- http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1034520
- http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1034752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12080
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0315.html

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