CVE-2006-2806 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by sending a long argument to the MAIL command in Apache James SMTP server.
- 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-2006-2806?
CVE-2006-2806 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long argument to the MAIL command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2806?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache James.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2806 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-2006-2806 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2806 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6v2q-6pjm-7vjx.