CVE-2004-2224: Appfoundry Message Foundry 2.75 .0003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2004-2224 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting message foundry. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Appfoundry Message Foundry 2.75 .0003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP GET request that contains MS-DOS device names such as com1.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.7% (top 23%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2004-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: appfoundry

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2004-12-31 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:09 UTCUpdated Record last modified

appfoundry message foundry DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.75.0003

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.75.0003

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy message-foundry || rpm -q message-foundry || message-foundry --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.75.0003 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison message-foundry sudo apt install message-foundry=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.75.0003> sudo apt-mark hold message-foundry

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list message-foundry sudo dnf downgrade message-foundry-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.75.0003> sudo dnf versionlock add message-foundry

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2004-2224?

message foundry: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2004-2224 being exploited?

CVE-2004-2224 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2004-2224 affect?

CVE-2004-2224 affects message foundry. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Appfoundry Message Foundry 2.75 .0003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP GET request that contains MS-DOS device names such as com1.

How urgent is CVE-2004-2224?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

References

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