PT-2000-1916 · Microsoft · Exchange Server

Published 2000-12-11 · Updated 2020-04-09 · CVE-2000-1006

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5

Description The issue arises from improper handling of a MIME header with a blank charset specified, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a charset="" command.

Recommendations For Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5, consider restricting access to prevent remote attackers from exploiting the issue until a proper fix is applied. As a temporary workaround, avoid using blank charsets in MIME headers to minimize the risk of denial of service attacks.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1006

Affected Products

Exchange Server

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/1869 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1006 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-082 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5448 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2000-1006 · Note