CVE-2005-4695 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending malformed MIME messages to the bmserver component.
- 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-2005-4695?
CVE-2005-4695 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0 build 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bmserver component termination) via malformed MIME messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4695?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Brightmail Antispam.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4695?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4695 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-2005-4695 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4695 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2cf-7hfw-w548.