CVE-2005-2472 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the BusinessMail server by sending long strings to SMTP HELO or MAIL FROM commands.
- 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-2005-2472?
CVE-2005-2472 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in BusinessMail 4.60.00 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string to SMTP (1) HELO or (2) MAIL FROM commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netcplus Businessmail.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2472 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-2005-2472 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2472 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76pw-v76r-378x.