Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message
Published Mar 3, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.89%
Description
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.89% (0.06891) | 93.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.84% (0.06841) | 93.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 11.08% (0.11076) | 93.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.21% (0.14212) | 93.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.17% (0.16168) | 91.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.21% (0.14212) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 24.58% (0.24579) | 96.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 8.88% (0.08877) | 94.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 6.47% (0.06469) | 93.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 7.52% (0.07520) | 93.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 8.79% (0.08787) | 93.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 93.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 76.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/release_notes_p175.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/33840 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24371 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875633 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22782 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017716 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0799 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32781 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_mail_security/5.0_smtp/updates/release_notes_p175.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/33840 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24371 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875633 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22782 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017716 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0799 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32781 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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