CVE-2005-2815 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published 7 Sep 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or disclose paths in FlatNuke by sending MS-DOS device names to print.php.

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-2005-2815?

CVE-2005-2815 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

print.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (path disclosure on error) or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via an MS-DOS device name in the news parameter to print.php, such as (1) AUX, (2) CON, (3) PRN, (4) COM1, or (5) LPT1.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2815?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flatnuke Flatnuke.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2815 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-2005-2815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-98c2-ghx9-f255.