CVE-2002-1862 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash SmartMail Server by sending data and prematurely closing the connection, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2002-1862?
CVE-2002-1862 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SmartMail Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending data and closing the connection before all the data has been sent.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1862?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Virtualzone Smartmail Server.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1862 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-2002-1862 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1862 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-952x-fg65-rcqp.