CVE-2002-1588 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the OpenWindows mailtool application by sending a malformed mail attachment, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2002-1588?
CVE-2002-1588 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2005. 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
Mailtool for OpenWindows 3.6, 3.6.1, and 3.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mailtool segmentation violation and crash) via a malformed mail attachment.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1588?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Openwindows.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1588?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1588 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-2002-1588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4q5f-mmpv-8ffr.