CVE-2008-0261 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via query floods in the Mambo CMS search component, affecting availability.
- 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-2008-0261?
CVE-2008-0261 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the search component and module in Mambo 4.5.x and 4.6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (query flood) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mambo Mambo Open Source.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0261 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-2008-0261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3px7-w424-22rw.