Hitachi Groupmax Mail Unspecified Malformed Email Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	15499
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 18 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 18 2005 12:00AM
Credit:	This issue was disclosed by the vendor.
Vulnerable:	Hitachi Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 7 07-20 Hitachi Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 7 07-00 Hitachi Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 6 06-52-/A Hitachi Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 6 06-50
Not Vulnerable:	Hitachi Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 7 07-20-SA Hitachi Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 7 07-20-/A Hitachi Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 6 06-52-SE

Hitachi Groupmax Mail Unspecified Malformed Email Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Hitachi Groupmax Mail is prone to an unspecified denial of service vulnerability while processing malformed email.

This issue allows remote attackers to crash affected mail servers, denying service to legitimate users.

Further information is not currently available; this BID will be updated as new information is disclosed.

Hitachi Groupmax Mail Unspecified Malformed Email Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Hitachi Groupmax Mail Unspecified Malformed Email Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory, along with fixes to address this issue. Users of affected packages should contact the vendor for further information on obtaining fixes.

Hitachi Groupmax Mail Unspecified Malformed Email Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Groupmax Product Page (Hitachi)
  
• HS05-024 - Groupmax Mail - SMTP Service Stopping Issue (Hitachi)