CVE-2006-5708 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via memory leaks in MDaemon and WorldClient, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2006-5708?
CVE-2006-5708 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in MDaemon and WorldClient in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon before 9.50 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors resulting in memory leaks.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alt-N Mdaemon.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5708 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-2006-5708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2742-gccf-cjgj.