CVE-2001-0039 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 7 May 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash IPSwitch IMail by sending a specifically sized base64-encoded password via SMTP AUTH.

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-2001-0039?

CVE-2001-0039 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IPSwitch IMail 6.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service using the SMTP AUTH command by sending a base64-encoded user password whose length is between 80 and 136 bytes.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0039?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipswitch Imail.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0039 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-2001-0039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xw5j-6ccc-rwh9.