CVE-2005-0804 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MailEnable mail server by sending malicious format string specifiers in the mailto field.
- 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-2005-0804?
CVE-2005-0804 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Format string vulnerability in MailEnable 1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the mailto field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0804?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable Standard.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-0804 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0804 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-83xw-w29w-x4x9.