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vHost POP3 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9572
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Release Date:
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2003-08-20
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Popularity:
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6,001 views
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Critical:
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Moderately 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | Chaogic Systems vHost 3.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in vHost allowing malicious people to cause a Denial of Service.
The problem is that the POP3 service can't handle long usernames. By sending a 5000 character long username, it is possible to crash the POP3 service.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.0.5r3. However, earlier versions may also be affected.
Change Page:
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