CVE-2002-0462 Information

Description

bigsam_guestbook.php for Big Sam (Built-In Guestbook Stand-Alone Module) 1.1.08 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or obtain the absolute path of the web server via a displayBegin parameter with a very large number which leaks the web path in an error message when PHP safe_mode is enabled or consumes resources when safe_mode is not enabled.

Reference

http://www.gezzed.net/bigsam/bigsam.1_1_12.php.txt http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8478.php http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8479.php http://www.osvdb.org/5287 http://www.osvdb.org/5288 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262735 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4312