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Symantec Products Internet Email Scanning Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA36493
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Release Date:
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2009-08-27
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Last Update:
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2009-09-10
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Popularity:
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1,174 views
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Critical:
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Less 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: | Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.x
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.x
Symantec Client Security 2.x
Symantec Client Security 3.x
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2006
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2007
Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2008
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in multiple Symantec products, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing email messages and can be exploited to disable an email client by placing it in an infinite loop where unsuccessful email retrievals are repeatedly attempted.
Successful exploitation requires that the "Internet Email Scanning" feature is installed and enabled (not the default for Symantec AntiVirus and Symantec Client Security).
The vulnerability is reported in the following products and versions:
* Norton AntiVirus 2005 through 2008
* Norton Internet Security 2005 through 2008
* Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.2 MR2 and earlier, 10.1 MR7 and earlier, 10.0, 9.0 MR6 and earlier
* Symantec Client Security versions 2.0 MR6 and earlier, 3.0, and 3.1 MR7 and earlier
Change Page:
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