← CVECheck
HomeVulnerabilities

CVE-2003-1477 — HIGH severity vulnerability (MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 allows remote attackers)

MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a PowerPoint attachment that either (1) is corrupt or (2) contains "embedded objects."

CVE IDCVE-2003-1477
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.8
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWECWE-119
StatusModified
Published2003-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionMAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a PowerPoint attachment that either (1) is corrupt or (2) contains "embedded objects."
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

🔍 Search all vulnerabilities →