CVE-2004-1768: Medium severity Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam vulnerability
Published Dec 17, 2004
·Updated
The character converters in the Spamhunter and Language ID modules for Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0.1 before patch 132 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages with the ISO-8859-10 character set, which is not recognized by the converters.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam=6.0.1
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Dec 17, 2004
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Mar 10, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2004-1768?
CVE-2004-1768 has a high severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
2
How do I fix CVE-2004-1768?
To fix CVE-2004-1768, you should apply patch 132 to Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam version 6.0.1.
3
What software is affected by CVE-2004-1768?
CVE-2004-1768 affects Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam version 6.0.1.
4
What does CVE-2004-1768 do?
CVE-2004-1768 allows remote attackers to crash the software by sending messages with an unsupported character set.
5
What are the consequences of CVE-2004-1768?
The consequences of CVE-2004-1768 include potential downtime and disruption of anti-spam services.