CVE-2008-1690

Description

WebContainer.exe 1.0.0.336 and earlier in SLMail Pro 6.3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URI in HTTP requests to TCP port 801. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.53% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41531 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1039/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28505 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29614 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://aluigi.org/poc/slmaildos.zip

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1690?
CVE-2008-1690 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1690?
To fix CVE-2008-1690, 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-2008-1690 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1690 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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