CVE-2008-7106 (GCVE-0-2008-7106)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-27 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:56
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Summary
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).
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2008-08-28 00:00
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