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4.3

ESET NOD32 may crash when processing large emails

CVE-2008-5425 · published 17 years ago
Summary

The ESET NOD32 antivirus version 2.70.0039.0000 can run out of resources when it scans email messages that contain many parts or many nested messages. This can cause the program to stop working, potentially disrupting email protection. Upgrade to a newer version of ESET NOD32 or apply the vendor’s recommended update to fix the issue.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
eset nod32_antivirus 2.70.0039.0000
cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:2.70.0039.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
ESet NOD32 2.70.0039.0000 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which...
ESet NOD32 2.70.0039.0000 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption or other resource consumption) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.3 Medium
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-399Resource Management Errors
Timeline
Published11 Dec 2008
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2008-5425 · NVD
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