CVE-2006-0538 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in CipherTrust IronMail 5.0.1 when its "Denial of Service Protection" feature is enabled. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a SYN flood with malformed TCP packets from multiple connections, potentially leading to high CPU consumption. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity and partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ciphertrust:ironmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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