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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Mariano Nunez Di Croce · textdosphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25752
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2242
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0448
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014069
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/PHPMailer-DOS.pdf
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/May/0337.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13805
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25726
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15543
Product x_refsource_confirm
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=341210&group_id=26031
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18732
Scores
EPSS
0.1638
EPSS Percentile
94.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
phpmailer/phpmailer
< 1.72
Published
May 28, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026