MailEnable 1.41/1.84/1.98/2.35 POP3 Service stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability has been found in MailEnable 1.41/1.84/1.98/2.35 (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component POP3 Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the POP service in MailEnable Standard 1.98 and earlier; Professional 1.84, and 2.35 and earlier; and Enterprise 1.41, and 2.35 and earlier before ME-10026 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the PASS command.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2006. The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2006 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6605 since 12/17/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23924 (MailEnable POP Server PASS Command Remote Overflow (ME-10026)), 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 l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mailenable.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1634.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30929) and Tenable (23924). The entries 2707, 2728, 2727 and 24793 are pretty similar.

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 23924
Nessus Name: MailEnable POP Server PASS Command Remote Overflow (ME-10026)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/mailenable_pop_pass
Saint Name: MailEnable POP PASS command buffer overflow

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Patch: mailenable.com

Snort ID: 1634
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-POP PASS overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6605 (🔍)
X-Force: 30929
SecurityTracker: 1017395
Vulnerability Center: 13612 - MailEnable POP Service Buffer Overflow Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via the PASS Command, Critical
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 21645 - MailEnable POP Service PASS Command Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23127 - MailEnable POP Service "PASS" Command Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32341 - MailEnable POP Service PASS Command Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-5052

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/21/2006 10:01
Updated: 07/12/2019 16:56
Changes: 12/21/2006 10:01 (102), 07/12/2019 16:56 (1)
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