CVE-2005-4015 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by filling log files with excessive requests due to missing log rotation and size limits.
- 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-2005-4015?
CVE-2005-4015 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP Web Statistik 1.4 does not rotate the log database or limit the size of the referer field, which allows remote attackers to fill the log files via a large number of requests, as demonstrated using pixel.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Web Statistik.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4015 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-2005-4015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prw3-h4wf-qrgf.