CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1312

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A bug in the HTML parser in a certain Microsoft HTML library, as used in various third party products, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain strings, as reported in GFI MailEssentials for Exchange 9 and 10, and GFI MailSecurity for Exchange 8, which causes emails to remain in IIS or Exchange mail queues.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential disruption of email systems by overloading queues, leading to service interruptions and possible loss of business communication.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply patches provided by the vendors of affected products and update the Microsoft HTML library to the latest version.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A bug in the HTML parser in a certain Microsoft HTML library, as used in various third party products, may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain strings, as reported in GFI MailEssentials for Exchange 9 and 10, and GFI MailSecurity for Exchange 8, which causes emails to remain in IIS or Exchange mail queues.

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