Novell NetMail 3.0.3a/3.1/3.5.2/3.10 Agent memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Novell NetMail 3.0.3a/3.1/3.5.2/3.10. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Agent. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Modweb agent for Novell NetMail 3.52 before 3.52C, when renaming folders, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2005. The weakness was released 06/06/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1757 since 05/28/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18506 (Novell NetMail < 3.52C IMAP Agent Multiple Remote Overflows), 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 3.52 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20946) and Tenable (18506). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1725, 25445 and 82529.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18506
Nessus Name: Novell NetMail < 3.52C IMAP Agent Multiple Remote Overflows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetMail 3.52

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1757 (🔍)
X-Force: 20946
Vulnerability Center: 13030 - Novell NetMail Folder Renaming Code Buffer Overflow, High
SecurityFocus: 13926 - Novell NetMail Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15644
OSVDB: 17241 - Novell NetMail WebAccess/WebMail Agent Folder Rename Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2005-0727

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/05/2021 09:31
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (71), 07/10/2019 12:14 (5), 07/05/2021 09:31 (3)
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