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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2020-14322

High
7.5/10

Summary

In Moodle prior to 3.5.13, 3.6.x, 3.7.x prior to 3.7.7, 3.8.x prior to 3.8.4, 3.9.x prior to 3.9.1, "yui_combo" needed to limit the amount of files it can load to help mitigate the risk of denial of service.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published