CVE-2006-3216
Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP before 4.3.20 and MAILsweeper for Exchange before 4.3.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) non-ASCII characters in a reverse DNS lookup result from a Received header, which leads to a Receiver…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP before 4.3.20 and MAILsweeper for Exchange before 4.3.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) non-ASCII characters in a reverse DNS lookup result from a Received header, which leads to a Receiver service stop, and (2) unspecified vectors involving malformed messages, which causes "unpredictable behavior" that prevents the Security service from processing more messages.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.86% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- clearswift/mailsweeper for exchange · clearswift/mailsweeper for smtp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/ReadMe_MSW_4%2C3%2C20.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20756Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/26738
- http://www.osvdb.org/26739
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18584Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2473
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27303
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27305
- http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/ReadMe_MSW_4%2C3%2C20.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20756Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/26738
- http://www.osvdb.org/26739
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18584Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2473
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27303
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27305
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.