12037 : UoW imapd (UW-IMAP) Multiple Command Remote Overflows
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2000-04-16	2000-04-16

Keywords

TCP Port 143, uw-imapd, wu-imapd, imapd-wu, uow-imapd

Description

A remote overflow exists in the University of Washington IMAP server. The IMAP server fails to verify input length of arguments to the LIST, COPY, RENAME, FIND, and LSUB commands commands resulting in buffer overflows. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to imap-2000 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

University of Washington	imap-uw	4.7
		10.234
		12.264

References

Bugtraq ID: 1110
CVE ID: 2000-0284 (see also: NVD)
Milw0rm: 253 284 397
Exploit Database: 253 284 397
ISS X-Force ID: 4338
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:14.imap-uw.asc
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0074.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0085.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://packetstormsecurity.org/0104-exploits/imap-lsub.pl
Other Advisory URL: http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/Vuln.aspx?ID=2442

Tools & Filters

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Snort	1845 1902 1903 1904 2106 2118 2119 3058

Credit

Michal Zalewski - lcamtufdione.ids.pl - Personal page

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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