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Asymmetric denial of service In libphp-phpmailer

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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