Floosietek FTGate 4.4 Build 4.4.000 POP3 Server memory corruption
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Floosietek FTGate 4.4 Build 4.4.000. This affects an unknown code of the component POP3 Server. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in FTGate Technology (formerly known as Floosietek) FTGate 4.4 (aka Build 4.4.000 Oct 26 2005) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) USER, (2) PASS, and (3) TOP commands to the POP3 server; and the (4) LIST and (5) AUTHENTICATE commands to the IMAP server.
The bug was discovered 12/20/2005. The weakness was released 12/29/2005 by Tim Shelton (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4568 since 12/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20337 (FTGate <= 4.4.002 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (OF, FS, XSS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (20337). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 27802, 27800, 83436 and 83437.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20337
Nessus Name: FTGate <= 4.4.002 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (OF, FS, XSS)
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Tim Shelton
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-4568 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 10168 - FTGate 4.4 Format String Vulnerability via Various Command to IMAP \x26 POP3 Servers, High
SecurityFocus: 15972 - Floosietek FTGate Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 22174 - FTGate4 POP3 multiple buffer overflows
Vupen: ADV-2005-3010
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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 06/13/2019 15:26
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (64), 06/13/2019 15:26 (6)
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