CVE-2006-0046 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU exhaustion in Adzapper's squid_redirect script by sending URLs with excessive trailing slashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0046?
CVE-2006-0046 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
squid_redirect script in adzapper before 2006-01-29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a URL with a large number of trailing / (forward slashes), which might produce inefficient regular expressions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0046?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cameron Simpson Adzapper.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0046?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2006-0046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-966-1, GHSA-593w-pcpp-m35w.