PT-2002-1583 · Phpbb · Phpbb

Published 2002-06-11 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2002-0533

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpBB versions 1.4.4 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, consuming CPU resources and potentially corrupting the database. This is achieved by inserting null 0 characters within [code] tags, exploiting the BBcode functionality.

Recommendations For phpBB versions 1.4.4 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the BBcode [code] tags until a patch is available. Restrict access to the database to minimize the risk of corruption.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0533

Affected Products

Phpbb

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0533 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4432 · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265798 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8764.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0533 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4434 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101794993119738&w=2 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0005.html · Note