CVE-2006-4014 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam by sending invalid posts if the Control Center allows connections from any computer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4014?
CVE-2006-4014 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Brightmail Antispam.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-4014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgp9-2q73-rhh4.