Check Point Advisories

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Denial of Service (CVE-2016-2207)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0555
Date Published:	3 Jul 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 16 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-2207
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 7.0 and later, 7.0.4 and prior Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 7.5 and later, 7.5.4 and prior Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 6.5.8
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Denial of Service (CVE-2016-2207) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Denial of Service (CVE-2016-2207)