CVE-2009-4479 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MailSite LDAP daemon via heap memory corruption, 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-2009-4479?
CVE-2009-4479 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LDAP3A.exe in MailSite 8.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and daemon crash) via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 7.13 through 8.11. NOTE: as of 20091229, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailsite Mailsite.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-4479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c89j-whg2-gg94.