CVE-2012-5499 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Plone versions before 4.2.3 and 4.3 beta 1, specifically within the python_scripts.py component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by providing a large value to the formatColumns function, leading to excessive memory consumption. While the CVSS score is 5.0 (medium severity) with an availability impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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