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MAILsweeper PowerPoint DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks the remote banner Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running MAILsweeper - a content security solution for SMTP. There is a flaw in the remote version of MAILsweeper which may permit 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 Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: 10937, 7562 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security

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