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MAILsweeper for SMTP PowerPoint Document Processing Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA12277
Release Date: 2004-08-13
Popularity: 7,869 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:CS MAILsweeper 4.x for SMTP

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MAILsweeper for SMTP, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing malformed PowerPoint files, which may cause the service to enter an endless loop and exhaust all CPU resources.

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