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CVE-2021-20185 Detail

Description

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4, 3.8.7 and 3.5.16 that messaging did not impose a character limit when sending messages, which could result in client-side (browser) denial of service for users receiving very large messages.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=417168 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=417168 Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-20185
NVD Published Date:
01/28/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.