# CVE-2009-3749: The Web Administrator service (STEMWADM.EXE) in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix 4 and Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-10-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Web Administrator service (STEMWADM.EXE) in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix 4 and Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a HTTP GET request to TCP port 8181 and closing the socket before the service can send a response.

## What to do

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## References

- http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2009-002.txt
- http://kb.websense.com/display/4/kb/article.aspx?aid=4786
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36740
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507329/100/0/threaded
- http://kb.websense.com/article.aspx?article=4786&p=12
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37091
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9980

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