CVE-2008-7106
Sophos PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange Anti-Virus and Spam Reflected Denial of Service (RDoS) Vulnerability
Description
The installation of Sophos PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange 3.0 before 3.0.2, when both anti-virus and anti-spam are supported, does not create or launch the associated scan engines when the system is under heavy load, which has unspecified impact, probably remote bypass of scanner protection or a denial of service (message loss or delay).
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 27, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-7106.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/44385.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52926 | |
| http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/44385.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52926 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-7106 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-7106
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-7106 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-7106 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/44385.html Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52926 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52926 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52926 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 28, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.98 }} -0.10%
score
0.74775
percentile