CVE-2017-15223 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in ArGoSoft Mini Mail Server by triggering an infinite loop that consumes CPU resources.

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-2017-15223?

CVE-2017-15223 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Denial-of-service vulnerability in ArGoSoft Mini Mail Server 1.0.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to waste CPU resources (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, possibly triggering an infinite loop.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15223?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Argosoft Mini Mail Server.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15223 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-2017-15223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7fm-33gg-6fx4.

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