CVE-2000-0833 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WinSMTP by sending long USER or HELO commands, affecting mail server availability.
- 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-2000-0833?
CVE-2000-0833 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in WinSMTP 1.06f and 2.X allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long (1) USER or (2) HELO command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0833?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jack De Winter Winsmtp.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0833?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0833 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-0833 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0833 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rg3-r5cf-mhqx.