Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Malformed Data Transfer Request can Cause Windows SMTP Service to Fail
Key Details of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Malformed Data Transfer Request can Cause Windows SMTP Service to Fail
- Security patch
- Last updated on 2/1/2017
- There have been 8 updates
- Virus scan status:
Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)
Developer's Description
The flaw involves how the service handles a particular type of SMTP command used to transfer the data that constitutes an incoming mail. By sending a malformed version of this command, an attacker could cause the SMTP service to fail. This would have the effect of disrupting mail services on the affected system, but would not cause the operating system itself to fail.