SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1807

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 4.50%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
4.50% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
phpmailer/phpmailer
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.