CVE-2009-4448 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in MyBB by sending crafted requests with large year values, leading to excessive CPU consumption.
- 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-2009-4448?
CVE-2009-4448 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mybb Mybb, published on 29 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
inc/functions_time.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.10, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted request with a large year value, which triggers a long loop, as reachable through member.php and possibly other vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4448?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mybb Mybb.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4448 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-2009-4448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mybb Mybb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxw9-5977-hjmh.