PT-2006-4398 · Clearswift · Clearswift Mimesweeper For Web

Published 2006-07-12 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-3523

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web versions prior to 5.1.15 Hotfix

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by sending an encrypted archived .RAR file. This triggers a scan error and causes the Web Policy Engine service to terminate.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.1.15 Hotfix, update to version 5.1.15 Hotfix or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of encrypted archived .RAR files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3523

Affected Products

Clearswift Mimesweeper For Web

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3523 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20998 · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2731 · Note
• http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/WebReadMeHotfix5115.htm · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27643 · Note