full-disclosure - [lists] Novell/Ximian Evolution multiple text attachmentsDoS

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Message-ID: <200502260736468.SM02452@wolfcub3kv>
From: purdy at tecman.com (Curt Purdy)
Subject: [lists] Novell/Ximian Evolution multiple text
	attachmentsDoS

Kristian Hermansen wrote:
> I just wanted to inform users of Ximian Evolution 2.0 
> software that there exists a way to temporarily DoS the local 
> application and/or machine by attaching an absurd amount of 
> .ezm files to a normal email.
<snip>

It seems to me that it would take an attacker more time to create this
remote DoS than it would cause the victim in lost time. IMHO Outlook Express
would be a much less time consuming vector.

Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, CNE, MCSE+I, CCDA 
Information Security Engineer 
DP Solutions 

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