GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity HTML Email Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:12148

Info

GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity HTML Email Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12148
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2004-1312
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 03 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 09:26AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to CSIS.
Vulnerable: GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 8.0
GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 10.1
GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 10.0
GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 9.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity HTML Email Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity are prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability. This issue occurs when a specifically malformed HTML email message is processed. Rebooting the server or restarting the service will not resolve the issue.

Exploit / POC

GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity HTML Email Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity HTML Email Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
GFI has released fixes for this issue:


GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 10.0

GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 10.1

GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 8.0

GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 9.0

References

GFI MailEssentials and MailSecurity HTML Email Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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