CVE-2007-0564

The license registering interface in Symantec Web Security (SWS) before 3.0.1.85 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by submitting a large file.

Published: 2007-01-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0564 is rated Low Risk (36.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.00%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0564

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.53% 1.00% +0.47%
2 2025-09-18 0.44% 0.53% +0.10%
3 2025-03-30 0.44%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0564

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0564

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2007-0564

Solution: This vulnerablity is addressed in the following product release: Symantec, Symantec Web Security, 3.0.1.85

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0564

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec web_security <= 3.0.1.72 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_security 3.01.59 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.01.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_security 3.01.60 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.01.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_security 3.01.61 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.01.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_security 3.01.62 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.01.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_security 3.01.63 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.01.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_security 3.01.67 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.01.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec web_security 3.01.68 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security:3.01.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0564

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