22103 : Mercury Mail Transport System ph Server Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date	Vendor Solution Date
2005-12-16	2005-12-16	2006-01-01

Days of Exposure
16 days

Keywords

TCP Port 105

Description

A buffer overflow exists in Mercury Mail. The ph server fails to validate string data received on TCP port 105 resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, David Harris has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

David Harris	Mercury Mail	4.01b
		4.01b

References

Security Tracker: 1015374
Milw0rm: 1375
Exploit Database: 1375
Bugtraq ID: 16396
Secunia Advisory ID: 18611
CVE ID: 2005-4411 (see also: NVD)
Metasploit ID: 22103
ISS X-Force ID: 23669
Vendor URL: http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.pmail.com/patches.htm
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/mercury_mail_phonebook
Keyword: TCP Port 105

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Credit

kcope - kingcopegmx.net -
kcope - kingcopegmx.net -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-12-20 | Disagree?

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