Ipswitch IMail 5.0 IMonitor memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Ipswitch IMail 5.0 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component IMonitor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 8181.

The weakness was released 03/01/1999 by Marc with eEye as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1046. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10124 (IMail IMonitor Service Remote 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 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1897), Exploit-DB (19379), Tenable (10124), SecurityFocus (BID 504†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1549†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-15230 and VDB-24261.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 10124
Nessus Name: IMail IMonitor Service Remote Overflow
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Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Marc
Organization: eEye
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1046 (🔍)
X-Force: 1897
SecurityFocus: 504 - NT IMail IMonitor Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1549

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/20/2014 05:34 PM
Updated: 12/01/2024 10:23 AM
Changes: 06/20/2014 05:34 PM (61), 05/01/2019 12:31 PM (2), 06/17/2024 11:38 AM (17), 12/01/2024 10:23 AM (13)
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