CVE-2007-5984 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU and memory exhaustion in AutoIndex PHP Script by sending a null byte in the directory 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-2007-5984?
CVE-2007-5984 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
classes/Url.php in Justin Hagstrom AutoIndex PHP Script before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a %00 sequence in the dir parameter to index.php, which triggers an erroneous "recursive calculation."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5984?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Justin Hagstrom Autoindex Php Script.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5984?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5984 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-2007-5984 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5984 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2hv-gpr9-gq4m.