CVE-1999-0925 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in UnityMail by sending a large number of MIME headers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0925?
CVE-1999-0925 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
UnityMail allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via a large number of MIME headers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0925?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Messagemedia Unitymail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0925?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-0925 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0925 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xw9-c2vm-jq79.