CVE-2004-2422 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Aug 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Ipswitch IMail Server by sending long sender or To fields to Queue Manager or Web Messaging components.

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-2004-2422?

CVE-2004-2422 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple features in Ipswitch IMail Server before 8.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) a long sender field to the Queue Manager or (2) a long To field to the Web Messaging component.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2422?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipswitch Imail.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2422 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-2004-2422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9vjm-q9v7-4jw5.