PT-2006-4271 · Hiki · Ikiwiki

Published 2006-07-06 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-3379

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 Hiki Wiki versions 0.6.0 through 0.6.5 Hiki Wiki versions 0.8.0 through 0.8.5

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming CPU resources. This is achieved by performing a diff between large, crafted pages that trigger the worst-case scenario in terms of algorithmic complexity.

Recommendations For Hiki Wiki versions 0.6.0 through 0.6.5, consider restricting access to the diff functionality until a fix is available. For Hiki Wiki versions 0.8.0 through 0.8.5, consider implementing resource limits on CPU consumption to mitigate the risk of denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3379

DSA-1119

Affected Products

Ikiwiki

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3379 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1119 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20741 · Vendor Advisory
• http://hikiwiki.org/en/advisory20060703.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3379 · Security Note
• http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2398836916/index.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/18785 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/26970 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27507 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21150 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2643 · Note