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CVE-2001-1456

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-09-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the (1) smap/smapd and (2) CSMAP daemons for Gauntlet Firewall 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mail message.

Affected products

• McAfee Webshield Smtp: 4.0, 4.1
• Network Associates Gauntlet Firewall: 4.2, unix_5.0, unix_5.5, unix_6.0
• Network Associates Mcafee E-Ppliance: 100_series, 120_series
• Pgp E-Ppliance 300: 1.0, 1.5, 2.0
• Sgi Irix: 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

References

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-25.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206723
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3290
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7088
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-25.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206723
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3290
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7088

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