CVE-2008-2859 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SurgeMail IMAP daemon via unspecified vectors, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2859?
CVE-2008-2859 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2008. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the IMAP service in NetWin SurgeMail before 3.9g2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors related to an "imap command."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2859?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netwin Surgemail.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2859?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2859 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-2008-2859 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2859 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8xh-c6xx-vm9r.