Qualcomm Eudora Internet Mail Server 1.2 User Name USER memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Eudora Internet Mail Server 1.2 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component User Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument USER with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) 2.01 and earlier on MacOS systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long USER command to port 106.

The bug was discovered 04/14/1998. The weakness was presented 04/14/1998 by Netstat Webmaster (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1113. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17295 (Eudora Internet Mail Server for Mac OS USER Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.0 or 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling tcp/106. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7300) and Tenable (17295).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17295
Nessus Name: Eudora Internet Mail Server for Mac OS USER Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 17295
OpenVAS Name: poppassd USER overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Eudora Internet Mail Server 2.0/2.0.1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Netstat Webmaster
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1113 (🔍)
X-Force: 7300
Vulnerability Center: 7298 - Buffer Overflow in Qualcomm Eudora Internet Mail Server 1.2 via Long USER Command, Medium
SecurityFocus: 75 - Eudora Internet Mail Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7035 - Eudora - Internet Mail Server - Buffer Overflow Vulner

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Created: 06/19/2014 14:58
Updated: 05/30/2019 18:30
Changes: 06/19/2014 14:58 (73), 05/30/2019 18:30 (3)
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