CVE-2008-0859 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 21 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Kerio MailServer via malformed uuencoded input, 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-2008-0859?

CVE-2008-0859 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Kerio MailServer before 6.5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to decoding of uuencoded input, which triggers memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0859?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kerio Kerio Mailserver.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-0859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pmw8-r2qf-v9wm.