CVE-2002-1902 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in CGIForum by posting messages with outdated parent references, triggering infinite recursion.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-1902?

CVE-2002-1902 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CGIForum 1.0 through 1.05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) by creating a message board post that is a child of an outdated parent.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1902?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Markus Triska Cgiforum.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1902 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-2002-1902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p8w8-mxmp-xffm.

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