15231 : MailEnable IMAP A001 AUTHENTICATE Command Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2005-04-04	2005-04-05

Description

A remote overflow exists in MailEnable. MailEnable fails to check bounds for input passed to "A001 AUTHENTICATE <buffer>" resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request greater than 1016 bytes, an attacker can overwrite the ECX and EAX registers causing arbitrary code execution, 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

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

Products

MailEnable Pty. Ltd.	MailEnable Professional	1.54
MailEnable Pty. Ltd.	MailEnable Enterprise	1.04

References

Security Tracker: 1013637 1013799
Bugtraq ID: 12995
Secunia Advisory ID: 14812 15068
Related OSVDB ID: 15232
ISS X-Force ID: 19947
CVE ID: 2005-1014 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-04/0078.html
Vendor URL: http://www.mailenable.com/
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/MEIMSM-HF050425.zip

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Credit

Expanders - expandersgmail.com -
CorryL - corryl80gmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-14 | Disagree?

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