CVE-2012-3398 (GCVE-0-2012-3398)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-07-23 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.19, 2.0.x before 2.0.10, 2.1.x before 2.1.7, and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by using the advanced-search feature on a database activity that has many records.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
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|---|---|
| http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49890 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2012-07-17 00:00
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