CVE-2012-5704

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Published Nov 1, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Hotblocks module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer hotblocks" permission to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and time out) via a block that references itself.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:justin_dodge:hotblocks:6.x-1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:justin_dodge:hotblocks:6.x-1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:justin_dodge:hotblocks:6.x-1.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:justin_dodge:hotblocks:6.x-1.x:dev::::::

cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5587	The Hotblocks module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer hotblocks" permission to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and time out) via a block that references itself.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.114% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://drupal.org/node/1732828
http://drupal.org/node/1732946
http://www.madirish.net/543
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/1

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Drupal Drupal

Justin Dodge Hotblocks

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 1, 2012, 10:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:19 PM
Reserved: Oct 31, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2012, 10:44 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

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