What is the severity of CVE-2006-5098?

CVE-2006-5098 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How does CVE-2006-5098 allow for denial of service?

CVE-2006-5098 allows denial of service by causing excessive CPU consumption when large width and height parameters are used for image resizing.

Which versions of DokuWiki are affected by CVE-2006-5098?

CVE-2006-5098 affects DokuWiki versions prior to release 2006-03-09e.

How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2006-5098?

To mitigate CVE-2006-5098, users should upgrade to at least DokuWiki release 2006-03-09e or later.

What should I do if I am unable to update DokuWiki to fix CVE-2006-5098?

If you cannot update DokuWiki, consider implementing input validation to restrict the size of the width and height parameters.

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CVE-2006-5098

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

29/9/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-5098

First published: Fri Sep 29 2006(Updated: )

lib/exec/fetch.php in DokuWiki before 2006-03-09e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via large w and h parameters, when resizing an image.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
DokuWiki	=release_2006-03-05
DokuWiki	=release_2006-03-09
DokuWiki	=release_2006-03-09e

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5098?
CVE-2006-5098 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How does CVE-2006-5098 allow for denial of service?
CVE-2006-5098 allows denial of service by causing excessive CPU consumption when large width and height parameters are used for image resizing.
Which versions of DokuWiki are affected by CVE-2006-5098?
CVE-2006-5098 affects DokuWiki versions prior to release 2006-03-09e.
How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2006-5098?
To mitigate CVE-2006-5098, users should upgrade to at least DokuWiki release 2006-03-09e or later.
What should I do if I am unable to update DokuWiki to fix CVE-2006-5098?
If you cannot update DokuWiki, consider implementing input validation to restrict the size of the width and height parameters.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5098?
CVE-2006-5098 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How does CVE-2006-5098 allow for denial of service?
CVE-2006-5098 allows denial of service by causing excessive CPU consumption when large width and height parameters are used for image resizing.
Which versions of DokuWiki are affected by CVE-2006-5098?
CVE-2006-5098 affects DokuWiki versions prior to release 2006-03-09e.
How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2006-5098?
To mitigate CVE-2006-5098, users should upgrade to at least DokuWiki release 2006-03-09e or later.
What should I do if I am unable to update DokuWiki to fix CVE-2006-5098?
If you cannot update DokuWiki, consider implementing input validation to restrict the size of the width and height parameters.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5098?

How does CVE-2006-5098 allow for denial of service?

Which versions of DokuWiki are affected by CVE-2006-5098?

How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2006-5098?

What should I do if I am unable to update DokuWiki to fix CVE-2006-5098?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5098?

How does CVE-2006-5098 allow for denial of service?

Which versions of DokuWiki are affected by CVE-2006-5098?

How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2006-5098?

What should I do if I am unable to update DokuWiki to fix CVE-2006-5098?