CVE-2010-5279 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 8 Oct 2012 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in Virtual War by sending a large integer in the ratearticleselect parameter.

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-2010-5279?

CVE-2010-5279 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

article.php in Virtual War (aka VWar) 1.6.1 R2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer in the ratearticleselect parameter.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5279?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vwar Virtual War.

How do I fix CVE-2010-5279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5279 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-2010-5279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-65fg-9p5w-8r73.