---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003: 2,700 advisories published 2004: 3,100 advisories published 2005: 4,600 advisories published 2006: 5,300 advisories published How do you know which Secunia advisories are important to you? The Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions allows you to filter and structure all the information you need, so you can address issues effectively. Get a free trial of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/38/vi/?ref=secadv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Symantec Mail Security Appliance File Parsing Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27498 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27498/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: DoS, System access WHERE: >From remote OPERATING SYSTEM: Symantec Mail Security Appliance 5.0.x http://secunia.com/product/14636/ DESCRIPTION: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Symantec Mail Security Appliance, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerabilities are caused due to various errors within certain third-party file viewers and can be exploited to cause buffer overflows when a specially crafted file is checked. The vulnerabilities are related to: SA27304 The vulnerability affects version 5.0.x. SOLUTION: Update to version 5.0.0-36 or later. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Originally reported in IBM Lotus Notes advisories crediting: * ZDI * Tan Chew-Keong ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Symantec: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.11.01c.html OTHER REFERENCES: SA27304: http://secunia.com/advisories/27304/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------