MailEnable MEHTTPS HTTP GET denial of service
| mailenable-mehttps-get-dos (16863) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MailEnable is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the HTTPMail service, MEHTTPS. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP GET request to the MEHTTPS service listening on port 8080, to cause a denial of service.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the MEHTTPS hotfix, available from the MailEnable Web site. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Aug 02 2004 - 02:18:58 CDT: DOSMEHTTPS.
- MailEnable Web site: MailEnable - HotFix Download Page.
- BID-10838: MailEnable Content-Length Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- MailEnable MailEnable 1.19 Professional
Reported:
Aug 02, 2004
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