CVE-2009-3749
The Web Administrator service (STEMWADM.EXE) in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3749- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3721 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3721- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcvr-5v45-3j27 No score
The Web Administrator service (STEMWADM.EXE) in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fcvr-5v45-3j27- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Websense Email Security - Denial of Service | 2009-10-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3749 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Websense Email Security, published October 22, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.64%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2009-002.txt
kb.websense.com/display/4/kb/article.aspx?aid=4786
securityfocus.com/bid/36740
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2987
secunia.com/advisories/37091
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3749
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcvr-5v45-3j27