Microsoft Exchange 2000 Heap Overflow
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2003-0714
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
The Internet Mail Service in Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by directly connecting to the SMTP service and sending a certain extended verb request, possibly triggering a buffer overflow in Exchange 2000.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000157
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000157 - Microsoft Exchange Heap Overflow
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP1
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP2
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP1
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP2
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP4
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