CVE-2000-0056 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Oct 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IMail by flooding the status.cgi CGI script with numerous requests.

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-2000-0056?

CVE-2000-0056 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IMail IMONITOR status.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service with many calls to status.cgi.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0056?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipswitch Imail.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0056?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0056 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-2000-0056 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0056 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wp6p-mrc4-c787.