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Symantec Mail Security Appliance File Parsing Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27498
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Release Date:
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2007-11-02
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Popularity:
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5,610 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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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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| OS: | Symantec Mail Security Appliance 5.0.x
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Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Symantec Mail Security Appliance, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to various errors within certain third-party file viewers and can be exploited to cause buffer overflows when a specially crafted file is checked.
The vulnerabilities are related to:
SA27304
The vulnerability affects version 5.0.x.
Solution:
Update to version 5.0.0-36 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Originally reported in IBM Lotus Notes advisories crediting:
* ZDI
* Tan Chew-Keong
Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.01c.html
Other References:
SA27304:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27304/
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