VDB-84177 · BID 18584 · SA20756

MAILsweeper for SMTP SMTP/Exchange denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in MAILsweeper for SMTP. Impacted is an unknown function of the file SMTP/Exchange. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MAILsweeper for SMTP (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the file SMTP/Exchange. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/21/2006 by Clearswift Corporation (Website). The advisory is shared at download.mimesweeper.com. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 18584†), OSVDB (26739†) and Secunia (SA20756†). The entries VDB-2330, VDB-2329, VDB-2328 and VDB-30989 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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12/11/2018 +947 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: download.mimesweeper.com
Researcher: Clearswift Corporation
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84177
SecurityFocus: 18584 - Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP / Exchange Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20756 - MAILsweeper for SMTP/Exchange Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26739 - MAILsweeper for SMTP/Exchange Malformed Mail Security Service DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 19:47
Updated: 12/11/2018 08:13
Changes: 05/08/2016 19:47 (46), 12/11/2018 08:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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