CVE-2006-3379

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Hiki Wiki 0.6.0 through 0.6.5 and 0.8.0 through 0.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing a diff between large, crafted pages that trigger the worst case.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.90% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory hikiwiki.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18785	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/26970	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21150	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1119	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2643	vdb entry
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2398836916/index.html	third party advisory
http://hikiwiki.org/en/advisory20060703.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20741	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27507	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3379?: CVE-2006-3379 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3379?: To fix CVE-2006-3379, 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-2006-3379 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3379 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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