MS Outlook DoS via crafted To header in email
CVE-2022-39052 Published on October 17, 2022
DoS attack using email
An external attacker is able to send a specially crafted email (with many recipients) and trigger a potential DoS of the system
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-39052 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Infinite Loop Vulnerability?
The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. If the loop can be influenced by an attacker, this weakness could allow attackers to consume excessive resources such as CPU or memory.
CVE-2022-39052 has been classified to as an Infinite Loop vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-39052
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Affected Versions
OTRS AG OTRS:- Version 7.0.x, <= 7.0.39 is affected.
- Version 8.0.x, <= 8.0.26 is affected.
- Version 6.0.1 and below 6.0.x* is affected.
Exploit Probability
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