CVE-2000-0459 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service by filling disk space through improper file cleanup in IMP when MSWordView quits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0459?
CVE-2000-0459 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IMP does not remove files properly if the MSWordView application quits, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by filling up the disk space by requesting a large number of documents and prematurely stopping the request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imp Imp.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0459 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-2000-0459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cjc-9cq5-fc4r.