CVE-2006-0475 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in PHP-Ping by sending a negative count parameter, leading to a ping flood.
- 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-2006-0475?
CVE-2006-0475 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP-Ping 1.3 does not properly validate ping counts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ping flood) via a negative count parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0475?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Theworldsend.net Php-Ping.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0475?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0475 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-2006-0475 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0475 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p9c-54gv-3m6x.