CVE-2014-9472 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published 9 Mar 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted emails in Request Tracker, requiring upgrades to mitigate resource exhaustion.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-9472?

CVE-2014-9472 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The email gateway in RT (aka Request Tracker) 3.0.0 through 4.x before 4.0.23 and 4.2.x before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted email.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9472?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Bestpractical Request Tracker, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9472?

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-2014-9472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9472, GHSA-94gc-qmgp-hh55.