Macallan Mail Solution HTTP GET question mark denial of service
| macallan-question-mark-dos (18727) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Macallan Mail Solution is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP GET request that begins with a question mark (?) character, a remote attacker could cause the Web and POP3 services to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Macallan, Macallan Mail Solution 4.0.6.8 (Build 786)
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Macallan Mail Solution (4.1.1.0 or later), available from the Macallan Mail Solution Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Dec 31 2004 - 06:29:29 CST, The Macallan mail solution 4.0.6.8 (Build 786) contains several vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-01/0002.html.
- Macallan Mail Solution Web site, Macallan Mail Solution - Freeware Mail Server at http://macallan.club.fr/MMS/index.html.
- BID-12137: Macallan Mail Solution HTTP GET Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 01, 2005
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