70287 : MHonArc Start Tag Nesting Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-12-30

Description

MHonArc contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a remote attacker nests start tags within other start tags, causing a denial of service via CPU consumption.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version Snapshot 2010-12-30 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Earl Hood

MHonArc

2.6.16

References

CVE ID: 2010-1677 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 43875
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2010-3344
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056523.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056561.html
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?32014 [ Auth Req'd ]
Other Advisory URL: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01297.html

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-01-03 | Disagree?

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