CVE-2004-1768 json
The character converters in the Spamhunter and Language ID modules for Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0.1 before patch 132 allow remote att…
published 2004-12-17 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1762
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The character converters in the Spamhunter and Language ID modules for Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0.1 before patch 132 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages with the ISO-8859-10 character set, which is not recognized by the converters.
Patch / fix
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/697598 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/13489 advisory
- osvdb.org/12459 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/697598
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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secunia.com
/advisories/13489
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/12459
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/18530
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-1768
- NVD CVE-2004-1768
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