What is the severity of CVE-2012-5704?

CVE-2012-5704 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5704?

To fix CVE-2012-5704, upgrade the Hotblocks module to version 6.x-1.8 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2012-5704?

CVE-2012-5704 affects remote authenticated users with the 'administer hotblocks' permission on Drupal instances using vulnerable Hotblocks module versions.

What is the impact of CVE-2012-5704?

The impact of CVE-2012-5704 is a denial of service resulting from an infinite loop when a block references itself.

Which versions of Hotblocks are vulnerable to CVE-2012-5704?

Versions 6.x-1.5, 6.x-1.6, 6.x-1.7, and any 6.x-1.x-dev version of Hotblocks are vulnerable to CVE-2012-5704.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2012-5704

low

3.5

CWE

399

1/11/2012

16/9/2024

CVE-2012-5704

First published: Thu Nov 01 2012(Updated: )

The Hotblocks module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer hotblocks" permission to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and time out) via a block that references itself.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Justin Dodge Hotblocks	=6.x-1.5
Justin Dodge Hotblocks	=6.x-1.6
Justin Dodge Hotblocks	=6.x-1.7
Justin Dodge Hotblocks	=6.x-1.x-dev
Drupal Drupal

Remedy

http://drupal.org/node/1732828

Remedy

http://drupal.org/node/1732946

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5704?
CVE-2012-5704 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5704?
To fix CVE-2012-5704, upgrade the Hotblocks module to version 6.x-1.8 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2012-5704?
CVE-2012-5704 affects remote authenticated users with the 'administer hotblocks' permission on Drupal instances using vulnerable Hotblocks module versions.
What is the impact of CVE-2012-5704?
The impact of CVE-2012-5704 is a denial of service resulting from an infinite loop when a block references itself.
Which versions of Hotblocks are vulnerable to CVE-2012-5704?
Versions 6.x-1.5, 6.x-1.6, 6.x-1.7, and any 6.x-1.x-dev version of Hotblocks are vulnerable to CVE-2012-5704.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5704?
CVE-2012-5704 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5704?
To fix CVE-2012-5704, upgrade the Hotblocks module to version 6.x-1.8 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2012-5704?
CVE-2012-5704 affects remote authenticated users with the 'administer hotblocks' permission on Drupal instances using vulnerable Hotblocks module versions.
What is the impact of CVE-2012-5704?
The impact of CVE-2012-5704 is a denial of service resulting from an infinite loop when a block references itself.
Which versions of Hotblocks are vulnerable to CVE-2012-5704?
Versions 6.x-1.5, 6.x-1.6, 6.x-1.7, and any 6.x-1.x-dev version of Hotblocks are vulnerable to CVE-2012-5704.