Truenorth Software IA eMailServer 5.2.2 second denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Truenorth Software IA eMailServer 5.2.2 (Mail Server Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument second with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in IMAP4 in IA eMailServer Corporate Edition 5.2.2 build 1051 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a LIST command with format string specifiers as the second argument.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2005. The weakness was shared 06/27/2005 by RedTeam Pentesting (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securiteam.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2083 since 06/30/2005. 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.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18570 (IA eMailServer IMAP4 LIST Command Format String Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4204.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21169), Tenable (18570) and Exploit-DB (1163).

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 18570
Nessus Name: IA eMailServer IMAP4 LIST Command Format String Remote DoS
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securiteam.com⛔
Researcher: RedTeam Pentesting
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2083 (🔍)
X-Force: 21169
Vulnerability Center: 8498 - DoS in True North IA eMailServer 5.2.2 build 1051 via LIST Command, High
SecurityFocus: 14065 - True North Software IA EMailServer Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 15838 - IA eMailServer LIST Command Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 17609 - IA eMailServer IMAP4 LIST Command Format String Remote DoS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/02/2019 21:41
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (77), 06/02/2019 21:41 (4)
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