CVE-2000-0426 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in UltraBoard by triggering excessive process forking via the Session parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0426?
CVE-2000-0426 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
UltraBoard 1.6 and other versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by referencing UltraBoard in the Session parameter, which causes UltraBoard to fork copies of itself.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ultrascripts Ultraboard.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0426 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0426 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fq7-3q96-vw9x.