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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-2029 json

The Util_DecodeHTTPAuth function in BNBT BitTorrent Tracker Beta 7.5 Release 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser…

published 2004-05-22 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2021

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-1199)

Exploit prediction

3.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1199 BNBT BitTorrent EasyTracker 7.7r3 - Denial of Service dos, 2005-09-06
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10399 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • fux0r.phathookups.com http://fux0r.phathookups.com/advisory/sp-x12-advisory.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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