CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0932

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.29%

69th percentile - higher than 69% of all known CVEs

Summary

MAILsweeper for SMTP 3.x does not properly handle corrupt CDA documents in a ZIP file and hangs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause the MAILsweeper service to hang, leading to disruptions in email processing and potential denial of service for users.

Recommendation

Upgrade MAILsweeper to a version that includes a fix for handling corrupt CDA files. Monitor the system for unusual behavior.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

MAILsweeper for SMTP 3.x does not properly handle corrupt CDA documents in a ZIP file and hangs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS