CVE-2009-2355 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Authenticated users can crash the NullLogic Groupware forum module by submitting invalid input, causing a denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2009-2355?

CVE-2009-2355 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The forum module in NullLogic Groupware 1.2.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by specifying (1) an empty string or (2) a non-numeric string when selecting a forum, related to the fmessagelist function.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2355?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dan Cahill Nulllogic Groupware.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2355?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2355 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-2009-2355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9m5v-gg35-rhxj.

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