CVE-2014-7229 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Joomla CMS via unspecified vectors, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-7229?
CVE-2014-7229 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Joomla Joomla\!, published on 8 Oct 2014. It can be exploited over the network.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Joomla! before 2.5.4 before 2.5.26, 3.x before 3.2.6, and 3.3.x before 3.3.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7229?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomla Joomla\!.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7229 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-2014-7229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vf8v-f8rq-63gf.