CVE-2004-1944 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Eudora email client by sending a deeply nested multipart MIME message, requiring user interaction to open the email.
- 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-2004-1944?
CVE-2004-1944 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 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
Eudora 6.1 and 6.0.3 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a deeply nested multipart MIME message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1944?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualcomm Eudora.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1944?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1944 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-2004-1944 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1944 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9w3c-r5g2-8r8h.