Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web up to 4.0 exe memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web up to 4.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web (a.k.a. WEBsweeper) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a URL that does not include a .exe extension but returns an executable file.
The weakness was presented 12/27/2005 by Oliver (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4526 since 12/28/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (23867).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/20/2005 🔍12/27/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Oliver
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-4526 (🔍)
X-Force: 23867 - MIMEsweeper/Websweeper attachment content filtering bypass
SecurityFocus: 15982 - Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web Executable File Bypass Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 07/31/2017 08:54
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (47), 07/31/2017 08:54 (7)
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