Markus Triska CGIForum up to 1.0.5 Post infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Markus Triska CGIForum up to 1.0.5. This affects an unknown function of the component Post Handler. Such manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1902. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Markus Triska CGIForum up to 1.0.5 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Post Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

CGIForum 1.0 through 1.05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) by creating a message board post that is a child of an outdated parent.

The bug was discovered 06/06/2002. The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1902 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 208 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10714 (CGIForum Infinite Recursion Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10055), SecurityFocus (BID 4960†), OSVDB (59695†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10902†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/06/2002 🔍
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06/07/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +207 days 🔍
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06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
04/03/2006 +278 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3046 days 🔍
09/01/2025 +4044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1902 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1902
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19544
X-Force: 10055
SecurityFocus: 4960 - CGIForum Infinite Recursion Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59695 - CGIForum - Infinite Recursion - Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 10902 - CGIForum DoS via Infinite Recursion, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 10:46
Updated: 09/01/2025 01:50
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:46 (60), 06/16/2019 09:09 (3), 09/01/2025 01:50 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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