CVE-2006-0600 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Feb 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Elog by triggering an infinite redirection loop via a specific request parameter.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-0600?

CVE-2006-0600 is a medium-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

elog before 2.5.7 r1558-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite redirection) via a request with the fail parameter set to 1, which redirects to the same request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0600?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Stefan Ritt Elog Web Logbook.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0600?

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-2006-0600 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0600 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9v6h-jq86-2h9g.