Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam view mail
| symantec-brightmail-view-mail (16609) |  Medium 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.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Apply the fix for this vulnerability, available from the Brightmail Support Web page. See References.
References:
- Brightmail Support Web page: Brightmail Login.
- 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.
- 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0 beta
Reported:
Jul 05, 2004
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