CVE-2002-1005 Denial of service in n/a
A webmail user can cause a denial of service via CPU exhaustion by triggering an infinite loop when autoresponse is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1005?
CVE-2002-1005 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ArGoSoft Mail Server 1.8.1.7 and earlier allows a webmail user to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by forwarding the email to the user while autoresponse is enabled, which creates an infinite loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Argosoft Argosoft Mail Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1005 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-2002-1005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7w2c-9pg8-9fgm.