CVE-2002-1985 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in iSMTP by sending a long MAIL FROM command, potentially triggering a buffer overflow.
- 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-2002-1985?
CVE-2002-1985 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
iSMTP 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long "MAIL FROM" command, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1985?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Incognito Software Inc Ismtp Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1985 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-2002-1985 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1985 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97p6-pjxh-c948.