CVE-2008-1854 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in SmarterMail Web Server by sending long HTTP requests, terminating the 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-2008-1854?
CVE-2008-1854 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in SmarterMail Web Server (SMWebSvr.exe) in SmarterMail 5.0.2999 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service termination) via a long HTTP (1) GET, (2) HEAD, (3) PUT, (4) POST, or (5) TRACE request. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Smartertools Smartermail.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1854 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-2008-1854 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1854 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxg2-3g9q-vq66.