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CVE-2006-6017

MEDIUMEPSS 81th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

WordPress before 2.0.5 does not properly store a profile containing a string representation of a serialized object, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a string that represents a (1) malformed or (2) large serialized object, because the object triggers automatic unserialization for display.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wordpressDebian
Fixed in:2.0.5-0.1CVE-2006-6017
Fixed in:2.0.5-0.1CVE-2006-6017
Fixed in:2.0.5-0.1CVE-2006-6017
Fixed in:2.0.5-0.1CVE-2006-6017

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

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