SB2015092615 - Debian update for drupal7
Published: September 26, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015092615
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5265)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause denial of service on the target system.
The weakness is caused by vulnerability of PHP XML parser used by XML-RPC endpoint (xmlrpc.php) to attacks connected with XML payload. The attackers can cause CPU and memory exhaustion, open the maximum number of connection in the site's database that can result in denial of service.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.