UoW imapd (UW-IMAP) AUTHENTICATE Command Remote Overflow

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1101

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote UW-IMAP server has a buffer overflow bug when it processes the argument of the AUTHENTICATE command. An attacker may exploit this flaw to gain a root shell on this host.

Solution

Upgrade uw-imap to its latest version.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 1101

Family: IMAP Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10292

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:university_of_washington:imap

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0005

BID: 130

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