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Family: Denial of Service --> Category: infos
MAILsweeper PowerPoint DoS Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Checks the remote banner
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is running MAILsweeper - a content security solution
for SMTP.
There is a flaw in the remote version of MAILsweeper which may allow
a possible hacker to disable this service by sending a malformed PowerPoint
file to any recipient through this SMTP server.
While processing the file, the server will enter into an infinite
loop which will consume all available CPU resources on this host.
*** Nessus did not actually test for this flaw - it just relied
*** on the banner to identify them. Therefore, this warning may be
*** a false positive
Solution : Upgrade to MAILsweeper 4.3.15 or newer
Threat Level: Medium
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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