HTTP: phpBB Search Flood DoS
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the phpBB forum software. A flood of search requests can consume a large amount of system resources on a phpBB server. A malicious attacker can send a continued stream of malformed requests to keep the server from answering valid requests, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
References
URL: http://www.phpbb.com
Short Name
HTTP:PHP:PHPBB:SEARCH-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
DoS Flood Search phpBB
Release Date
11/21/2005
Supported Platforms
mx-19.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-19.4
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.4
srxevo-25.4
vsrx-26.2
srx-26.2
srx-branch-26.2
vsrx3bsd-26.2
mx-12.3
srx-12.3
srx-branch-12.3
vsrx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown