CVE-2005-2431 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in GForge 4.5, specifically within its lost password and account pending features. Attackers can exploit this by repeatedly requesting emails, leading to a "mail bomb" attack against arbitrary email addresses. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this 2005 vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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