CVE-2009-4448 (GCVE-0-2009-4448)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-12-29 20:15 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:01
VLAI
Summary
inc/functions_time.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.10, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted request with a large year value, which triggers a long loop, as reachable through member.php and possibly other vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2009-12-28 00:00
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