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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2008-1700

High
7.1/10

Summary

The Web TransferCtrl Class 8,2,1,4 (iManFile.cab), as used in WorkSite Web 8.2 before SP1 P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of SendNrlLink directives, which opens a separate window for each directive.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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  • Published