CVE-2006-0865 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by rapidly registering multiple user accounts, exhausting server resources.
- 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-2006-0865?
CVE-2006-0865 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PunBB 1.2.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by registering many user accounts quickly.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0865?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Punbb Punbb.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0865 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-2006-0865 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0865 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jc7-c7q8-q3g4.