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A vulnerability has been found in Alt-N MDaemon 3.1.1 (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component WebConfig. The manipulation as part of a URL 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. CVE summarizes:
Heap overflow in WebConfig in Mdaemon 3.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.
The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2000 with VIGILANTe (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-1021. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86023 (Alt-N MDaemon 3.1.1 DoS Vulnerability).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5250). The entry 16041 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
09/18/2000 🔍12/11/2000 🔍
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05/28/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: altn.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Organization: VIGILANTe
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-1021 (🔍)
X-Force: 5250 - Alt-N Mdaemon URL denial of service
SecurityFocus: 1689 - Alt-N MDaemon 3.1.1 DoS Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 06/30/2014 16:52Updated: 05/28/2018 09:11
Changes: 06/30/2014 16:52 (56), 05/28/2018 09:11 (7)
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