CVE-2005-2070 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ClamAV mail filter by keeping connections open, preventing updates, when long timeouts are configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2070?
CVE-2005-2070 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ClamAV Mail fILTER (clamav-milter) 0.84 through 0.85d, when used in Sendmail using long timeouts, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by keeping an open connection, which prevents ClamAV from reloading.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sendmail Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2070?
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-2005-2070 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2070 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2070, GHSA-95r2-8mp6-63g7.