CVE-2006-2087 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Hitachi Groupmax Mail by sending an attachment with an MS-DOS device filename.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-2087?

CVE-2006-2087 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Gmax Mail client in Hitachi Groupmax before 20060426 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or erroneous behavior) via an attachment with an MS-DOS device filename.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2087?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Hitachi Groupmax Integrated Desktop, Hitachi Groupmax Mail, Hitachi Groupmax World Wide Web, Hitachi Groupmax World Wide Web Desktop.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2087 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-2006-2087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgh2-6c5h-fvfc.

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