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Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Folder Handling Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14543
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Release Date:
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2005-03-09
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Last Update:
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2005-03-14
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Popularity:
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10,593 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0738
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of folders and can be exploited to cause a stack overflow by deleting or moving a folder containing multiple nested subfolders.
Successful exploitation causes the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service (Store.exe) to become unresponsive.
Solution:
The vendor has issued a hotfix, which can be obtained by contacting Microsoft Product Support Services.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-03-14: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=891504
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