CVE-2002-2121 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the SurfControl SuperScout Email filter by sending long SMTP commands, 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-2002-2121?

CVE-2002-2121 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SurfControl SuperScout Email filter for SMTP 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long SMTP (1) HELO or (2) RCPT TO command, possibly due to a buffer overflow.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2121?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Surfcontrol Superscout Email Filter.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2121?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2121 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-2002-2121 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2121 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9jpj-mr88-j5c8.

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