CVE-2008-6185 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the email server by sending multiple POP3 requests with long PASS commands, 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-2008-6185?
CVE-2008-6185 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NoticeWare Email Server NG 5.1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple POP3 requests with a long PASS command.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6185?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Noticeware Noticeware Email Server Ng.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6185?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6185 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-2008-6185 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6185 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgrr-rmx2-wjhf.