CVE-2008-1689 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SLMail Pro web container by sending a long HTTP request header, 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-2008-1689?
CVE-2008-1689 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack consumption vulnerability in WebContainer.exe 1.0.0.336 and earlier in SLMail Pro 6.3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long request header in an HTTP request to TCP port 801. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Seattle Lab Software Slmail Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1689 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-2008-1689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x78-v2jf-4v8h.