CVE-2014-3436

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-3436
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-08-22 01:55:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionSymantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP3, and Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x through 10.2.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted encrypted e-mail message that decompresses to a larger size.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.0 All All All
Application Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.1 All All All
Application Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.0.0 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.0.2 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.0.3 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.1.0 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.1.1 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.1.2 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.2.0 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.2.1 All All All
Application Symantec Pgp Desktop 10.2.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Encryption Desktop (PGP) Compressed File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Encryption Desktop Compressed Mail File Denial-of-Service - 2014-08-21T06:00:00 PDT | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Symantec Encryption Desktop CVE-2014-3436 Denial-of-Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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