CVE-2008-1713 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the NoticeWare Email Server by sending a long string to the IMAP port, 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-2008-1713?
CVE-2008-1713 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MailServer.exe in NoticeWare Email Server 4.6.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string to IMAP port (143/tcp).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1713?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Noticeware Email Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1713?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1713 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-2008-1713 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1713 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rxj-33r7-7r32.