CVE-2005-1807 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.5% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmailer | phpmailer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPMailer 1.7 - 'Data()' Remote Denial of Service | 2005-05-28 |
References
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0337.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15543
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25726
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014069
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=341210&group_id=26031
- http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/PHPMailer-DOS.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13805
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0448
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2242
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0337.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15543
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25726
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014069
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=341210&group_id=26031
- http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/PHPMailer-DOS.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13805
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0448
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2242
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