CVE-2012-5704 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users with specific permissions can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the Hotblocks module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5704?
CVE-2012-5704 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hotblocks module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer hotblocks" permission to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and time out) via a block that references itself.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5704?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Justin Dodge Hotblocks.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5704 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-2012-5704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9pp-6v27-ph4c.