CVE-2006-6910 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Fersch Formbankserver daemon by sending multiple requests with path traversal sequences in the Name parameter.
- 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-2006-6910?
CVE-2006-6910 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
formbankcgi.exe in Fersch Formbankserver 1.9, when the PATH_INFO begins with Abfrage, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via multiple requests containing many /../ sequences in the Name parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6910?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fersch Formbankserver.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6910?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6910 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-2006-6910 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6910 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6jpg-94h7-8x32.