TFS SMTP < 4.0 Build 210 MAIL FROM Remote Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2034

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote SMTP server (TFS SMTP) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when it is issued a too long argument to the 'MAIL FROM' SMTP command. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary commands on the remote SMTP server with the privileges of the SMTP daemon (typically, SYSTEM).

Solution

Upgrade to TFS SMTP 4.0 Build 219 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2034

Family: SMTP Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10284

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:tenfour:tfs_gateway_smtp

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-1516

Detections

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