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TITLE:
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP Unspecified Message Handling
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24371

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24371/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/13591/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when handling
certain specific messages and can be exploited to cause a crash and
potentially allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 5.0 for Windows. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Apply Patch 175.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Steve Arvanitis

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Symantec:
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/release_notes_p175.txt

OTHER REFERENCES:
US-CERT VU#875633:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875633

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