Description
Nessus before 2.2.8, and 3.x before 3.0.3, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a NASL script that calls split with an invalid sep parameter. NOTE: a design goal of the NASL language is to facilitate sharing of security tests by guaranteeing that a script "can not do anything nasty." This issue is appropriate for CVE only if Nessus users have an expectation that a split statement will not use excessive memory.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/817
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015996Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/25084
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431987/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431993/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431994/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1541Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26034
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/279-1/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/817
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015996Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/25084
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431987/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431993/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431994/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1541Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26034
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/279-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 29, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified