CVE-2015-0879 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the AL-Mail32 email client by sending attachments with reserved device names, requiring user interaction to open the email.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-0879?
CVE-2015-0879 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Feb 2015. 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
CREAR AL-Mail32 before 1.13d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a (1) CON, (2) AUX, or (3) NUL device name in the filename of an attachment.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0879?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Almail Al-Mail32.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0879 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-2015-0879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwr9-gg2h-cmgh.