CVE-2007-1252
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers...
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.
- Record
CVE-2007-1252- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.
- Record
CVE-2007-1252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-1249 No score
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.
- Record
EUVD-2007-1249- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wppw-c5fq-jcc8 No score
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers...
Buffer overflow in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 before Patch 175 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in an e-mail message. NOTE: some information was obtained from third party sources.
- Record
GHSA-wppw-c5fq-jcc8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-1252 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Symantec Mail Security, published March 3, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.89%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.