CVE-2005-0775 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 20 Mar 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can trigger excessive email notifications to administrators via the reportpost action, causing resource exhaustion.

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-2005-0775?

CVE-2005-0775 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The reportpost action in misc.php for PhotoPost PHP 5.0 RC3 does not limit the logging data that is sent to the administrator, which allows remote attackers to send large amounts of email to the administrator.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0775?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Photopost Photopost Php Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0775?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0775 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-2005-0775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgq2-vf32-h9wc.