Symantec Mail Security For SMTP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:33146

Info

Symantec Mail Security For SMTP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 33146
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 07 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:34AM
Credit: Symantec and Secunia
Vulnerable: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0.1 Patch 189
Not Vulnerable: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0.1 Patch 200

Discussion

Symantec Mail Security For SMTP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Symantec Mail Security for SMTP is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability when processing mail messages from failed deliveries.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0.1 with Patch 189 is affected.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Mail Security For SMTP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Symantec Mail Security For SMTP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Mail Security for SMTP 5.0.1 Patch 200 is not affected by this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

Symantec Mail Security For SMTP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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