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UoW imapd (UW-IMAP) BODY Request Remote Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1088

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

There is a buffer overflow in the remote IMAP server which allows an authenticated user to obtain a remote shell. By supplying an overly long tag the the BODY command, an attacker may gain a shell on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to imap-2001a.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1088

Family: IMAP Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10966

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:university_of_washington:uw-imap

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0379

BID: 4713