CVE-2003-1477 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a PowerPoint attachment that either (1) is corrupt or (2) contains "embedded objects."

Published: 2007-10-24

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:all_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper_for_smtp:4.3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper_for_smtp:4.3.7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1467	MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a PowerPoint attachment that either (1) is corrupt or (2) contains "embedded objects."

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 Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00673.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.clearswift.com/download/bin/Patches/ReadMe_SMTP_438.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7562
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12052

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Clearswift Mailsweeper For Smtp

Microsoft All Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-24T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:28:03.562Z

Reserved: 2007-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1477

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-1477

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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