CVE-2008-5426 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Kaspersky Internet Security Suite 2009. This flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust system resources, potentially leading to a crash, by sending specially crafted large email messages, specifically those with numerous MIME parts or "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2009CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_internet_security_suite:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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