CVE-2009-5050 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Konversation IRC client, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-5050?
CVE-2009-5050 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
konversation before 1.2.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5050?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Konversation Konversation.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5050?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2009-5050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5050, GHSA-75j6-cwr8-mmv4.