CVE-2006-0450

Public Exploit

Description

phpBB 2.0.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by (1) registering many users through profile.php or (2) using search.php to search in a certain way that confuses the database.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.02% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory h4cky0u.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423030/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://h4cky0u.org/viewtopic.php?t=637
http://www.h4cky0u.org/advisories/HYSA-2006-001-phpbb.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/368	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24327	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0450?: CVE-2006-0450 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0450?: To fix CVE-2006-0450, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0450 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0450 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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