CVE-2006-4014

Description

Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) before 6.0.4, when the Control Center is allowed to connect from any computer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application freeze) "by sending invalid posts".

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.09% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory symantec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016600	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19182	vdb entry
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.07.27.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3018	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21223	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4014?: CVE-2006-4014 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4014?: To fix CVE-2006-4014, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4014 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4014 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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