MailScanner Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	32514
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 27 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 01 2008 11:51PM
Credit:	MailScanner
Vulnerable:	MailScanner MailScanner 4
Not Vulnerable:	MailScanner MailScanner 4.73.3 -1

MailScanner Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

MailScanner is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle user-supplied input.

Attackers may exploit this issue to force the application into an infinite loop, causing it to consume large amounts of system resources and to hang. This can result in denial-of-service conditions.

Versions prior to MailScanner 4.73.3-1 are vulnerable.

MailScanner Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

MailScanner Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an updated version. Please see the references for more information.

MailScanner Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• MailScanner ChangeLog (MailScanner)
  
• MailScanner Homepage (MailScanner)