PT-2005-3343 · Gforge · Gforge

Jose Antonio Coret + 1 · Published 2005-08-03 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-2431

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 GForge version 4.5

Description The issue affects the lost password and account pending features, allowing remote attackers to send a large number of messages to arbitrary e-mail addresses, essentially creating a mail bomb.

Recommendations For GForge version 4.5, consider implementing a limit on the number of e-mails sent to an e-mail address to prevent abuse. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the lost password and account pending features until a proper fix is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2431

Affected Products

Gforge

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2431 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112259845904350&w=2 · Note