CVE-2006-3523 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 12 Jul 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Web Policy Engine service by sending a malicious encrypted RAR file, 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-2006-3523?

CVE-2006-3523 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encrypted archived .RAR file, which triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3523?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clearswift Mimesweeper for Web.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3523 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-2006-3523 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97vq-5xq2-7mf9.