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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32781
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22782
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0799
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017716
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/release_notes_p175.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/33840
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24371
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875633
Scores
EPSS
0.1147
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
symantec/mail_security
5.0
Published
Mar 03, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026