CVE-2007-1252

Description

Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.21% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32781	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22782	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0799	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017716	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/release_notes_p175.txt
http://osvdb.org/33840	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24371	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875633	us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1252?: CVE-2007-1252 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1252?: To fix CVE-2007-1252, 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-2007-1252 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1252 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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