CVE-2006-5033 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in vCAP via the session parameter in StoresAndCalendarsList.cgi.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-5033?

CVE-2006-5033 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2006. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in StoresAndCalendarsList.cgi in Paul Smith Computer Services vCAP 1.9.0 Beta and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the session parameter, possibly related to format string specifiers or malformed URL encoding.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5033?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Paul Smith Computer Services Vcap.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5033 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-2006-5033 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5033 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-57p6-859p-jwq8.

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