CVE-2011-0401 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by exhausting inodes through excessive session file creation in Piwik.
- 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-2011-0401?
CVE-2011-0401 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Piwik before 1.1 does not properly limit the number of files stored under tmp/sessions/, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (inode consumption) by establishing many sessions.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0401?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Matomo Matomo.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0401 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-2011-0401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4j4-q532-2fpq.