Mailtraq SMTP commands denial of service
| mailtraq-smtp-command-dos (12309) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mailtraq is vulnerable to a denial of service. By establishing an SMTP connection and issuing the 'HELO', 'MAIL FROM', 'RCPT TO' or 'FROM' command followed by a specially-crafted string, a remote attacker can cause the server to consume 100% of the available CPU resources, which would result in a denial of service for legitimate users.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mailtraq (2.3.2.1419 or later), available from the Mailtraq Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 16 2003 - 04:31:27 CDT: Multiple Vulnerabilities Found in Mailtraq (DoS, Password Decryption, Directory Traversal).
- Mailtraq Web site: Mailtraq email server - The complete SMTP/POP3/IMAP windows email server solution - Mailtraq eM.
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, Windows NT focus 16 June 2003: Multiple Vulnerabilities Found in Mailtraq (DoS, Password Decryption, Directory Traversal).
- BID-7926: Mailtraq Remote Format String SMTP Resource Consumption Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Fastraq Mailtraq 2.1.0.1302
Reported:
Jun 16, 2003
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