CVE-2001-0743 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in O'Reilly WebBoard Pager by sending a message with an escaped quote followed by JavaScript commands.
- 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-2001-0743?
CVE-2001-0743 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Paging function in O'Reilly WebBoard Pager 4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a message with an escaped ' character followed by JavaScript commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oreilly Webboard.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0743 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-2001-0743 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0743 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9rw7-2gcj-3x9m.