Symantec Mail Security up to 5.1.2.28 on Domino SMTP Filter unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Mail Security up to 5.1.2.28 on Domino and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component SMTP Filter. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Premium Antispam in Symantec Mail Security for Domino Server 5.1.x before 5.1.2.28 does not filter certain SMTP address formats, which allows remote attackers to use the product as a spam relay.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2006. The weakness was presented 10/20/2006 with Symantec (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5545 since 10/26/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23979 (Symantec Mail Security for Domino Arbitrary Mail Relay), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityresponse.symantec.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29676) and Tenable (23979).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23979
Nessus Name: Symantec Mail Security for Domino Arbitrary Mail Relay
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: securityresponse.symantec.com

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09/06/2006 🔍
10/19/2006 +43 days 🔍
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10/20/2006 +1 days 🔍
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10/26/2006 +5 days 🔍
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01/06/2007 +72 days 🔍
01/08/2007 +2 days 🔍
07/13/2019 +4569 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: http://www.symantec.com
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5545 (🔍)
X-Force: 29676 - Symantec Mail Security for Domino security bypass, Low Risk
SecurityTracker: 1017094
Vulnerability Center: 13873 - Symantec Mail Security for Domino Server Premium AntiSpam Used as a Spam Relay, Medium
SecurityFocus: 19866 - Symantec Mail Security for Domino Server Premium AntiSpam Email Relay Vulnerability
Secunia: 22490 - Symantec Mail Security for Domino Mail Relaying Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 29895 - Symantec Mail Security for Domino Premium Antispam Arbitrary Mail Relay
Vupen: ADV-2006-4118

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2006 16:28
Updated: 07/13/2019 11:33
Changes: 10/26/2006 16:28 (91), 07/13/2019 11:33 (2)
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