# CVE-2012-5704: The Hotblocks module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer hotblocks" permission to cause

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-11-01 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Hotblocks module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.8 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "administer hotblocks" permission to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and time out) via a block that references itself.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/6
- http://drupal.org/node/1732828
- http://www.madirish.net/543
- http://drupal.org/node/1732946
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/07/1

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