Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2496 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2496: The HTTP daemon in OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (servi…

The HTTP daemon in OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service availability loss) via a large number of POST requests to /Search.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 9.2% · top 4.8%

7.8CVSS 2.0 base score

9.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

0Affected product versions listed by NVD

12References, 2 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The HTTP daemon in OpenText FirstClass 7.1 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service availability loss) via a large number of POST requests to /Search.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-12/0321.html	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13415	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012478
http://www.osvdb.org/12350
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11877	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18424
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-12/0321.html	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13415	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012478
http://www.osvdb.org/12350
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11877	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18424

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2496), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.