CVE-2006-1090 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 9 Mar 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in PunBB by flooding the registration page with new user requests.

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-2006-1090?

CVE-2006-1090 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

register.php in PunBB 1.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service via a flood of new user registrations.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1090?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Punbb Punbb.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1090 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-2006-1090 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1090 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wcvw-6vgq-ccmh.