CVE-2002-0533 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 11 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service and database corruption in phpBB by injecting null characters into BBcode tags.

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-2002-0533?

CVE-2002-0533 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

phpBB 1.4.4 and earlier with BBcode allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) and corrupt the database via null \0 characters within [code] tags.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0533?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpbb Group Phpbb.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0533?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0533 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-2002-0533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7mrw-2pjj-rfq6.