Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam view mail

symantec-brightmail-view-mail (16609) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. By sending a specially-crafted URL request using the ?id variable, a remote attacker could view other arbitrary user's mail.

Platforms Affected:

  • Symantec, Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0 beta

Remedy:

Apply the fix for this vulnerability, available from the Brightmail Support Web page. See References.

Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

  • Brightmail Support Web page, Brightmail Login at http://support.brightmail.com..
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jul 14 2004 - 08:26:06 CDT, Ref: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/367866, Jul 1 2004 1:19PM, Subj: Brightmail leaks other user's spam at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0136.html.
  • BID-10657: Symantec Brightmail Anti-spam Unauthorized Message Disclosure Vulnerability
  • CVE-2004-0671: Brightmail Spamfilter 6.0 and earlier beta releases allows remote attackers to read mail from other users by modifying the id parameter in a viewMsgDetails.do request.

Reported:

Jul 05, 2004

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