CVE-2002-0342 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Kmail by sending an email with a large body, requiring the user to open the message.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0342?
CVE-2002-0342 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Kmail 1.2 on KDE 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an email message whose body is approximately 55 K long.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde K-Mail.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0342 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-2002-0342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vw78-rrpr-gfr6.