CVE-2006-6954 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 29 Jan 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Flock browser by tricking users into visiting a web page with deeply nested marquee tags.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-6954?

CVE-2006-6954 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Flock beta 1 0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags, a related issue to CVE-2006-2723.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6954?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flock Flock.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6954?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6954 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-2006-6954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxx6-mfw2-34xf.