Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-1252 (CCN-32781)

Assigned:2007-03-01
Published:2007-03-01
Updated:2017-07-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.4 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Symantec FTP site
Index of ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/release_notes_p175.txt

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-1252

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
33840

Source: CCN
Type: SA24371
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Message Handling Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
24371

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1017716
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Message Processing Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#875633
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP arbitrary code execution vulnerability

Source: CERT-VN
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
VU#875633

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 33840
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Message Handling Overflow

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
22782

Source: CCN
Type: BID-22782
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1017716

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-0799

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
symantec-email-headers-code-execution(32781)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
symantec-email-headers-code-execution(32781)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:symantec:mail_security:5.0:*:smtp:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:symantec:mail_security:5.0::smtp:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    symantec mail security 5.0
    symantec mail security 5.0