MailEnable up to 1.8 DNS Response denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MailEnable up to 1.8. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DNS Response Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MailEnable up to 1.8 (Mail Server Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component DNS Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 09/09/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14712 (MailEnable SMTP Connector Service DNS MX Response DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17305), Tenable (14712), SecurityFocus (BID 11144†), Secunia (SA12493†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5448†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 14712
Nessus Name: MailEnable SMTP Connector Service DNS MX Response DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2004 🔍
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09/13/2004 +4 days 🔍
09/27/2004 +14 days 🔍
08/18/2016 +4343 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2218 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90839
X-Force: 17305
SecurityFocus: 11144 - MailEnable Mail Exchange Record Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 12493
Vulnerability Center: 5448 - DoS in MailEnable Professional Edition \x3E\x3D 1.18 and Standard Edition \x3E\x3D 1.71 via DNS Response, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2016 12:59
Updated: 09/14/2022 08:08
Changes: 08/18/2016 12:59 (53), 09/14/2022 08:08 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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