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CVE-2008-5427

 

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Norton Antivirus in Norton Internet Security 15.5.0.23 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption or other resource consumption) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

Norton Antivirus en Norton Internet Security v15.5.0.231 no gestiona apropiadamente (1) mensajes de correo multipart/mixed con muchas partes MIME y posiblemente (2) mensajes de correo electrónico con muchas cabeceras "Content-type: message/rfc822;", lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de pila o consumo de otros recursos) mediante un correo electrónico de gran tamaño, un problema relacionado a CVE-2006-1173.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-12-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-12-11 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Symantec
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 Norton Internet Security 2008
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 15.5.0.23
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Affected