CVE-2008-2019 (GCVE-0-2008-2019)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-30 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Simple Machines Forum (SMF), probably 1.1.4, relies on "randomly generated static" to hinder brute-force attacks on the WAV file (aka audio) CAPTCHA, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via an automated attack that considers Hamming distances. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2007-3308.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3836 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28866 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491128/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2008-04-19 00:00
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