CVE-2006-5098

Public Exploit

Description

lib/exec/fetch.php in DokuWiki before 2006-03-09e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via large w and h parameters, when resizing an image.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.89% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3851	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-20.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.splitbrain.org/?do=details&id=924	patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/22192	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22199	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5098?: CVE-2006-5098 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5098?: To fix CVE-2006-5098, 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-2006-5098 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5098 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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