CVE-2005-1138 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption in Kerio MailServer WebMail by sending specific emails.

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-2005-1138?

CVE-2005-1138 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in WebMail in Kerio MailServer before 6.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certain e-mail messages.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1138?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kerio Kerio Mailserver.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1138 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-2005-1138 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1138 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fv74-fgx4-rpc7.

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