Denial of service in Drupal - CVE-2014-9016

 

Denial of service in Drupal - CVE-2014-9016

Published: September 14, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU444
CSH Severity: Low
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:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9016
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Drupal
Affected software:
Drupal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause denial of service on the target system.
The weakness exists due to CPU and memory exhaustion. Specially crafted and sent by the attackers requests may lead to site unavailability.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2014-9016


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