CVE-2004-2472: Agnitum Outpost Pro Firewall 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2004-2472 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting outpost firewall. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Agnitum Outpost Pro Firewall 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of small, invalid packets, which can not be processed quickly enough by Outpost Pro.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.8% (top 22%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2004-12-31
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: agnitum

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

agnitum outpost firewall DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy outpost-firewall || rpm -q outpost-firewall || outpost-firewall --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison outpost-firewall sudo apt install outpost-firewall=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.1> sudo apt-mark hold outpost-firewall

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

dnf --showduplicates list outpost-firewall sudo dnf downgrade outpost-firewall-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.1> sudo dnf versionlock add outpost-firewall

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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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2004-2472?

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

Is CVE-2004-2472 being exploited?

CVE-2004-2472 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-2004-2472 affect?

CVE-2004-2472 affects outpost firewall. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Agnitum Outpost Pro Firewall 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of small, invalid packets, which can not be processed quickly enough by Outpost Pro.

How urgent is CVE-2004-2472?

Priority 37/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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