CVE-2002-0534 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service and database corruption in PostBoard by injecting null characters into code 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-2002-0534?
CVE-2002-0534 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PostBoard 2.0.1 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-2002-0534?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Postboard Postboard.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0534?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0534 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-2002-0534 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0534 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q435-2gxx-2w88.