CVE-2005-1807

Public Exploit

Description

The Data function in class.smtp.php in PHPMailer 1.7.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop leading to memory and CPU consumption) via a long header field.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.36% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory cybsec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2242	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0448	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014069	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/PHPMailer-DOS.pdf	exploit vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0337.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13805	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25726	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15543	third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=341210&group_id=26031
http://secunia.com/advisories/18732	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1807?: CVE-2005-1807 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1807?: To fix CVE-2005-1807, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1807 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1807 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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