CVE-2005-4471 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server via crafted POP3 packets.
- 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-2005-4471?
CVE-2005-4471 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
POP3 service in Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server (MSS) 2.0 SP 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4471?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4471 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-2005-4471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q54g-x9rw-493w.