VDB-45395 · CVE-2008-5427 · OpenVAS 800321

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 15.5.0.23 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 15.5.0.23. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-5427. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 15.5.0.23. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Norton Antivirus in Norton Internet Security 15.5.0.23 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption or other resource consumption) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

The weakness was published 12/11/2008 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5427 since 12/11/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-45397, VDB-45396, VDB-45394 and VDB-45393. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 800321
OpenVAS Name: Norton Internet Security Denial of Service Vulnerability
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12/11/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2287 days 🔍
11/27/2017 +986 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45395
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/27/2017 07:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (45), 11/27/2017 07:55 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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