Ipswitch IMail 8.12/8.13/Server 8.2 Hotfix 2 large stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ipswitch IMail 8.12/8.13/Server 8.2 Hotfix 2 (Mail Server Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument large with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP server for Ipswitch IMail 8.12 and 8.13, and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SELECT command with a large argument.

The bug was discovered 05/24/2005. The weakness was shared 05/25/2005 by Sebastian Apelt with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ipswitch.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1254 since 04/25/2005. 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 and a public exploit are known.

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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 8.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3581.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (20720). The entries 25346, 25345, 25343 and 25342 are related to this item.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IMail 8.12
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Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: ipswitch.com
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1254 (🔍)
X-Force: 20720
SecurityTracker: 1014047
Vulnerability Center: 14343 - Ipswitch Imail IMAP Server Denial of Service via SELECT Command, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13727 - Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 16807 - iDEFENSE-SA-05.24.05 - Ipswitch IMail IMAP SELECT Command DoS Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/15/2019 09:25
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (74), 07/15/2019 09:25 (4)
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