CVE-2008-5669 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Textpattern CMS by sending a long message parameter to the comments preview section.

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-2008-5669?

CVE-2008-5669 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

index.php in the comments preview section in Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long message parameter.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5669?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Textpattern Textpattern.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5669 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-2008-5669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-878c-hrf6-3mqq.