CVE-2011-2772 Information

Description

The get_dataroot_image_path function in lib/file.php in Mahara before 1.4.1 does not properly validate uploaded image files which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a (1) large or (2) invalid image.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/46719 http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/m/mahara/mahara_1.2.6-2+squeeze3.debian.tar.gz http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2334 https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/784978 https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/1.4.1