CVE-2001-0585 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Gordano NTMail by sending long URL requests to specific ports.

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-2001-0585?

CVE-2001-0585 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Gordano NTMail 6.0.3c allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via a long (>= 255 characters) URL request to port 8000 or port 9000.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0585?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gordano Ntmail.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0585 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-2001-0585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9gf-mmfj-vqj6.