CVE-2005-3993 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash the MailEnable mail server by sending invalid IMAP commands, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2005-3993?
CVE-2005-3993 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in MailEnable Professional 1.6 and earlier and Enterprise 1.1 and earlier allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via invalid IMAP commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3993?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable Enterprise, Mailenable Mailenable Professional.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3993 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-2005-3993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvwp-vm7c-5726.