What is the severity of CVE-2008-1689?

CVE-2008-1689 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability, which can crash the SLMail Pro daemon.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1689?

To mitigate CVE-2008-1689, upgrade SLMail Pro to version 6.3.2 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

What versions of SLMail Pro are affected by CVE-2008-1689?

CVE-2008-1689 affects SLMail Pro versions up to and including 6.3.1.0.

What causes the vulnerability described in CVE-2008-1689?

CVE-2008-1689 is caused by stack consumption due to overly long request headers in HTTP requests sent to TCP port 801.

Can CVE-2008-1689 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2008-1689 can be exploited remotely by sending crafted HTTP requests to the affected SLMail Pro server.

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CVE-2008-1689

medium

CWE

399

7/4/2008

7/8/2024

CVE-2008-1689

First published: Mon Apr 07 2008(Updated: )

Stack consumption vulnerability in 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 (daemon crash) via a long request header in an HTTP request to TCP port 801. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Slmail	<=6.3.1.0
Slmail	=5.5
Slmail	=6.1
Slmail	=6.2
Slmail	=6.2.1
Slmail	=6.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1689?
CVE-2008-1689 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability, which can crash the SLMail Pro daemon.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1689?
To mitigate CVE-2008-1689, upgrade SLMail Pro to version 6.3.2 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What versions of SLMail Pro are affected by CVE-2008-1689?
CVE-2008-1689 affects SLMail Pro versions up to and including 6.3.1.0.
What causes the vulnerability described in CVE-2008-1689?
CVE-2008-1689 is caused by stack consumption due to overly long request headers in HTTP requests sent to TCP port 801.
Can CVE-2008-1689 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2008-1689 can be exploited remotely by sending crafted HTTP requests to the affected SLMail Pro server.

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