CVE-2009-4404 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in t-prot by sending a crafted email when the maxlines option is used.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-4404?
CVE-2009-4404 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in t-prot (TOFU Protection) before 2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to the "--maxlines" option and a crafted email message. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4404?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jochen Striepe T-Prot.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4404?
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-2009-4404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4404, GHSA-7fx4-vp27-r27x.