What is the severity of CVE-2005-1807?

The severity of CVE-2005-1807 is considered high due to its potential to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1807?

To fix CVE-2005-1807, upgrade PHPMailer to version 1.7.3 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.

What type of attack does CVE-2005-1807 enable?

CVE-2005-1807 enables remote attackers to conduct a denial of service attack through infinite loops caused by long header fields.

Which versions of PHPMailer are affected by CVE-2005-1807?

CVE-2005-1807 affects PHPMailer versions 1.7.2 and earlier.

What impact does CVE-2005-1807 have on affected systems?

The impact of CVE-2005-1807 is significant as it leads to high memory and CPU consumption, potentially crashing the server.

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CVE-2005-1807

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

28/5/2005

1/6/2005

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-1807

First published: Sat May 28 2005(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PHPMailer	<=1.72

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1807?
The severity of CVE-2005-1807 is considered high due to its potential to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1807?
To fix CVE-2005-1807, upgrade PHPMailer to version 1.7.3 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.
What type of attack does CVE-2005-1807 enable?
CVE-2005-1807 enables remote attackers to conduct a denial of service attack through infinite loops caused by long header fields.
Which versions of PHPMailer are affected by CVE-2005-1807?
CVE-2005-1807 affects PHPMailer versions 1.7.2 and earlier.
What impact does CVE-2005-1807 have on affected systems?
The impact of CVE-2005-1807 is significant as it leads to high memory and CPU consumption, potentially crashing the server.

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