SLMail CPU Utilization Vulnerability

BID:221

Info

SLMail CPU Utilization Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 221
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Unknown
Published: Feb 04 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 04 1999 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was posted to NTBugtraq by Marc <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Seattle Lab Software SLMail 3.0.2421
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SLMail CPU Utilization Vulnerability

The POP service of SLMail (ESMTP) operates on tcp port 27. Issuing the 'helo' command followed by 819 to 849 characters can cause the server CPU to rise and stay at 90% utilization.

Exploit / POC

SLMail CPU Utilization Vulnerability

see discussion

Solution / Fix

SLMail CPU Utilization Vulnerability

Solution:
Contact Seattle Labs (www.seattlelab.com) for a patch.

References

SLMail CPU Utilization Vulnerability

References:

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