CVE-2006-4014

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Published Aug 7, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) before 6.0.4, when the Control Center is allowed to connect from any computer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application freeze) "by sending invalid posts".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4007	Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam (SBAS) before 6.0.4, when the Control Center is allowed to connect from any computer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application freeze) "by sending invalid posts".

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.678% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21223
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.07.27.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016600
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19182
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3018

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Brightmail Antispam

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 7, 2006, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:57 PM
Reserved: Aug 7, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 7, 2006, 7:04 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

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