Resource management error in Moodle - CVE-2014-7847
Published: November 24, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41071
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7847
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle
Moodle
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
iplookup/index.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by triggering the calculation of an estimated latitude and longitude for an IP address.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-7847
Install update from vendor's website.