CVE-2005-1807

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    CVE-2005-1807

    Published: 28 May 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/15543, http://secunia.com/advisories/18732, http://secunia.com/advisories/25726, http://securitytracker.com/id?1014069, http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/PHPMailer-DOS.pdf, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0448, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2242, http://securitytracker.com/id?1014069, http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/PHPMailer-DOS.pdf, http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0337.html, http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=341210&group_id=26031, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13805

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High