Info

Disclosure

Dec 17, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Brightmail AntiSpam Spamhunter module contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the module fails to convert certain valid character encoding sets to UTF causing the engine to crash and core dump, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Symantec has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Symantec Corporation

Brightmail AntiSpam

6.0.1

References

Related OSVDB ID: 12458
Secunia Advisory ID: 13489
ISS X-Force ID: 18530
CVE ID: 2004-1768 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 697598
Other Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/sba/sba_60x/updates/p134_notes.htm
Vendor Specific Solution URL: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/sba/sba_60x/updates/Patch134.zip

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/12459