Symantec Mail Security for SMTP email headers code execution
| symantec-email-headers-code-execution (32781) |  High Risk |
Description:
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service, caused by an unspecified vulnerability when handling email headers. By sending a specially-crafted email containing a malicious header, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges or cause the application to crash, once the message is processed.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 10 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply patch 175 available from the Symantec FTP site. See References.
References:
- Symantec FTP site: Index of ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/.
- BID-22782: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1252: 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.
- SA24371: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Message Handling Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017716: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Message Processing Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#875633: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP arbitrary code execution vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0799: Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Header Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec Mail Security 5.0 SMTP
Reported:
Mar 01, 2007
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