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UW-IMAP Quote String Buffer Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3251

Synopsis

The IMAP server is vulnerable to an overflow after authentication.

Description

There is a flaw in the remote UW-IMAP server that allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the server. The flaw is in the way that UW-IMAP handles quoted mailbox names. Specifically, an attacker supplying a long mailbox name which only contained one '"' would be able to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

See Also

http://www.washington.edu/imap

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3251

Family: IMAP Servers

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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-2005-2933, CVE-2006-0208

BID: 16803, 15009