CVE-2005-0806 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash or hang the Evolution email client by sending crafted messages with malicious attachment filenames.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0806?
CVE-2005-0806 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 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
Evolution 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) via crafted messages, possibly involving charsets in attachment filenames.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0806?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ximian Evolution.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0806?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2005-0806 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0806 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0806, GHSA-f8c7-gvwp-r93h.