CVE-2005-0570 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service by locking user accounts via NULL password setting in PunBB profile.php.

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-2005-0570?

CVE-2005-0570 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

profile.php in PunBB 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (account lockout) by setting the user's password to NULL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0570?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Punbb Punbb.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0570?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0570 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-2005-0570 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rvp-74p4-3x8h.

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