CVE-2010-4553 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the IBM Lotus Notes Traveler daemon by sending malformed MIME types, 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-2010-4553?
CVE-2010-4553 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2010. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unspecified Domino API in IBM Lotus Notes Traveler before 8.5.1.1 does not properly handle MIME types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4553?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Notes Traveler.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4553 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-2010-4553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2mp-wmc4-gg67.