CVSTrac < 2.0.1 Text Output Formatter DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3896

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a CGI script or is itself subject to a denial of service attack.

Description

According to its version number, the version of CVSTrac installed on the remote host contains a flaw related to its Wiki-style text output formatter that may allow an attacker to cause a partial denial of service, depending on the pages requested.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.1 or higher.

See Also

http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/chngview?cn=850

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458455/30/0/threaded

http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/tktview?tn=683

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3896

Family: CGI

Published: 1/29/2007

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 24263

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cvstrac:cvstrac

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0347

BID: 22296