3538 : qmail Long SMTP Session DoS
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8 months ago

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Disclosure

Jan 15, 2004

Discovery

Jan 15, 2004

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

qmail contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when an attacker initiates an exceptionally long SMTP session, and will result in loss of availability for the session.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability

Technical

It has been reported that this vulnerability may also allow a buffer overflow, which would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server. If such an overflow exists, it has not yet been shown to be exploitable.

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

D.J. Bernstein
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qmail
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1.0.2
1.0.3

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