CVE-2005-2431 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger mail bombs via unlimited email sends in password recovery and account pending features, causing service disruption.
- 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-2005-2431?
CVE-2005-2431 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The (1) lost password and (2) account pending features in GForge 4.5 do not properly set a limit on the number of e-mails sent to an e-mail address, which allows remote attackers to send a large number of messages to arbitrary e-mail addresses (aka mail bomb).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2431?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gforge Gforge.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2431 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-2005-2431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xwmp-g6vx-f3x4.