CVE-2018-13296 Denial of service in MailPlus Server

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Synology MailPlus Server via TLS client-initiated renegotiation due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

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-2018-13296?

CVE-2018-13296 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Synology MailPlus Server, published on 1 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in TLS configuration in Synology MailPlus Server before 2.0.5-0606 allows remote attackers to conduct denial-of-service attacks via client-initiated renegotiation.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13296?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synology Mailplus Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13296 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-2018-13296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pc3x-m8h3-2f55.

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