CVE-2007-2896 describes a race condition vulnerability affecting Symantec Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) 6.5.3 managers and agents on Windows. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, leading to high CPU consumption and application hangs, through specific network scans directed at ESM ports. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, with no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:enterprise_security_manager:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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