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MAILsweeper for SMTP PowerPoint Document Processing Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12277
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Release Date:
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2004-08-13
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Popularity:
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7,869 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | CS MAILsweeper 4.x for SMTP
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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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.
Change Page:
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