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Critical
CVE-2007-1252
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32781
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22782
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0799
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017716
- ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/release_notes_p175.txt
- http://osvdb.org/33840
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24371
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875633
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Affected Vendor
symantec
View all reports →Affected Software
mail security
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 3rd, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.