CVE-2005-2431

NameCVE-2005-2431
DescriptionThe (1) lost password and (2) account pending features in GForge 4.5 do not properly set a limit on the number of e-mails sent to an e-mail address, which allows remote attackers to send a large number of messages to arbitrary e-mail addresses (aka mail bomb).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs328224

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gforgesource(unstable)4.5.14-2unimportant328224

Notes

Direct flooding is possible as well in most circumstances.
(Upstream fix was in gforge 4.5.0.1.)

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