CVE-2022-39052 DoS attack using email
An external attacker can cause a denial of service in OTRS by sending specially crafted emails with many recipients.
- 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-2022-39052?
CVE-2022-39052 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 17 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An external attacker is able to send a specially crafted email (with many recipients) and trigger a potential DoS of the system
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39052?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Otrs Otrs.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39052?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39052 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-2022-39052 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39052 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Otrs Otrs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q249-c8f4-3h57, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39052.