CVE-2008-1691 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 7 Apr 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in SLMail Pro by sending large packets to UDP port 54.

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-2008-1691?

CVE-2008-1691 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

Unspecified vulnerability in SLMail.exe in SLMail Pro 6.3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UDP service outage) via a large packet to UDP port 54. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1691?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seattle Lab Software Slmail Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1691?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1691 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-2008-1691 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1691 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6f4x-qpcm-fjhq.