CVE-2002-0533 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting phpBB 1.4.4 and earlier versions. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by embedding null characters within BBcode [code] tags, leading to high CPU consumption and potential database corruption. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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