VDB-27969 · CVE-2005-4650 · SA17675

Joomla CMS 1.03 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Joomla CMS 1.03. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-4650. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS 1.03 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Joomla! 1.03 does not restrict the number of "Search" Mambots, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large number of Search Mambots.

The weakness was shared 11/21/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4650 since 01/14/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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 OSVDB (21041†) and Secunia (SA17675†). The entries VDB-27050, VDB-27049, VDB-27048 and VDB-83194 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/21/2005 🔍
11/22/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +38 days 🔍
01/14/2006 +14 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3344 days 🔍
01/17/2025 +3598 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27969
Secunia: 17675 - Joomla! SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21041 - Joomla! Search Mambots Query Saturation DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 01/17/2025 00:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (48), 04/21/2019 09:41 (7), 01/17/2025 00:14 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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