CVE-2008-5620 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in RoundCube Webmail by sending crafted size parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5620?
CVE-2008-5620 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail, published on 17 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) before 0.2-beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted size parameters that are used to create a large quota image.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5620?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Roundcube Webmail.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5620?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2008-5620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Roundcube Webmail
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5620, GHSA-cm73-jgcq-4842.