Resource Management Errors Affecting request-tracker4 package, versions <4.2.8-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.42% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-REQUESTTRACKER4-1559074
  • published 9 Mar 2015
  • disclosed 9 Mar 2015

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 request-tracker4 to version 4.2.8-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream request-tracker4 package and not the request-tracker4 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The email gateway in RT (aka Request Tracker) 3.0.0 through 4.x before 4.0.23 and 4.2.x before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted email.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High