CVE-2006-3379 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU exhaustion by submitting crafted pages for diff operations in Hiki Wiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3379?
CVE-2006-3379 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Hiki Wiki 0.6.0 through 0.6.5 and 0.8.0 through 0.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing a diff between large, crafted pages that trigger the worst case.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3379?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hiki Wiki Hiki Wiki.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3379?
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-2006-3379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3379, DSA-1119, GHSA-rm28-w55x-45pw.