Critical Exchange bug
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on May 30, 2002 at 3:03:13 PM
MS has issued a patch for their email server software. It is suggested you download immediately as the bug is 'critical'.[PAGEBREAK]
Malformed messages created using RFC 821 and 822, versions of the SMTP format commonly used by e-mail programs, can cause the CPU of the server receiving the message to run at 100 percent as it attempts to read the message. The result would be a denial-of-service attack, with the affected server unable to do anything until it finishes processing the message.
If you run Exchange, read this.
Patch from MS.
Malformed messages created using RFC 821 and 822, versions of the SMTP format commonly used by e-mail programs, can cause the CPU of the server receiving the message to run at 100 percent as it attempts to read the message. The result would be a denial-of-service attack, with the affected server unable to do anything until it finishes processing the message.
If you run Exchange, read this.
Patch from MS.