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Atlassian Confluence Server 5.1.x < 5.1.4 DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9638

Synopsis

The remote Confluence server is affected by a Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability.

Description

Versions of Confluence 5.1.x prior to 5.1.4 contain a flaw that is triggered during the handling of a very large user profile picture. This may allow an authenticated remote attacker to cause a consumption of memory resources.

Solution

Upgrade to Confluence 5.1.x version 5.1.4 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-22069

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 9638

Family: CGI

Published: 10/14/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:confluence

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2013