CVE-2002-1313 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in nullmailer by sending email to non-existent users, halting mail delivery for all users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1313?
CVE-2002-1313 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
nullmailer 1.00RC5 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service via an email to a local user that does not exist, which generates an error that causes nullmailer to stop sending mail to all users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1313?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nullmailer Nullmailer.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1313?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2002-1313 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1313 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1313, DSA-198, GHSA-w7cg-654h-r28x.