CVE-2016-4423
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Summary
The attemptAuthentication function in Component/Security/Http/Firewall/UsernamePasswordFormAuthenticationListener.php in Symfony before 2.3.41, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.6, and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 does not limit the length of a username stored in a session, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session storage consumption) via a series of authentication attempts with long, non-existent usernames.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-4423-large-username-storage-in-session
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/18733
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3588
References
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-4423-large-username-storage-in-session
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/18733
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3588
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