CVE-2006-5098 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by sending large image resize parameters to DokuWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-5098?
CVE-2006-5098 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lib/exec/fetch.php in DokuWiki before 2006-03-09e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via large w and h parameters, when resizing an image.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5098?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Andreas Gohr Dokuwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5098?
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-2006-5098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5098, GHSA-pj84-qhh3-r2ch.