VDB-23661 · CVE-2004-1013 · BID 11729

Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server up to 2.2.x memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server up to 2.2.x. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The argument parser of the FETCH command in Cyrus IMAP Server 2.2.x through 2.2.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via certain commands such as (1) "body[p", (2) "binary[p", or (3) "binary[p") that cause an index increment error that leads to an out-of-bounds memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 11/23/2004. The weakness was released 01/10/2005 by Stefan Esser with eMatters (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1013 since 11/04/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19109 (FreeBSD : Cyrus IMAPd -- FETCH command out of bounds memory corruption (c0a269d5-3d16-11d9-8818-008088034841)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3344.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (19109). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 21897, 23675, 23662 and 23660.

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

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Nessus ID: 19109
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Cyrus IMAPd -- FETCH command out of bounds memory corruption (c0a269d5-3d16-11d9-8818-008088034841)
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OpenVAS ID: 53288
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 597-1 (cyrus-imapd)
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01/10/2005 +48 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: eMatters
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1013 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 7529 - Remote Code Execution in Cyrus IMAP Server via FETCH Command Parser, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11729 - Cyrus IMAPD Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13274 - Cyrus IMAP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12098 - Cyrus IMAP MULTIAPPEND execute code

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 05/31/2019 10:34
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (73), 05/31/2019 10:34 (12)
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