CVE-2000-1006 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Exchange Server by sending a malformed MIME header with a blank charset.

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-2000-1006?

CVE-2000-1006 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 does not properly handle a MIME header with a blank charset specified, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a charset="" command, aka the "Malformed MIME Header" vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1006?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Exchange Server.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1006 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-2000-1006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mcv5-j53r-62hw.

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