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Ipswitch IMail Format String and 'LIST' Command DoS
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3317
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to a format string flaw.Description
The remote host is running a version of the Ipswitch Collaboration Suite / Ipswitch IMail IMAP server that is prone to a format string flaw. An attacker exploiting this flaw would send a malformed string to the remote mail server. Successful exploitation would result in the attacker executing arbitrary code. The affected SMTP arguments are: EXPN, MAIL, MAIL FROM, and RCPT TO. In addition, the remote host is vulnerable to a flaw when processing very long 'LIST' commands. Successful exploitation results in the remote service crashing.Solution
Upgrade to version 8.22.0 of IMail or version 2.0.0.2 of the Ipswitch Collaboration Suite.See Also
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=346&type=vulnerabilities
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 3317
Family: SMTP Servers
Published: 12/7/2005
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
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:ipswitch:imail
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2923, CVE-2005-2931