CVE-2012-5704

Public Exploit

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.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.59%
Vendor Advisory drupal.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/6 mailing list
http://drupal.org/node/1732828 patch
http://www.madirish.net/543 exploit
http://drupal.org/node/1732946 patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5704?
CVE-2012-5704 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5704?
To fix CVE-2012-5704, 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-2012-5704 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5704 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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