CVE-2005-1249 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite via an infinite loop triggered by a malformed IMAP LSUB command.
- 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-2005-1249?
CVE-2005-1249 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IMAP daemon (IMAPD32.EXE) in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an LSUB command with a large number of null characters, which causes an infinite loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1249?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1249 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-2005-1249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x6x-x6m3-p2c6.