IBM AIX 5.3.0 Mail Services improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Mail Services. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0618. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Mail Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in (1) pop3d, (2) pop3ds, (3) imapd, and (4) imapds in IBM AIX 5.3.0 has unspecified impact and attack vectors, involving an "authentication vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/2004. The weakness was released 01/29/2007 with IBM (Website). The advisory is available at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0618 since 01/30/2007. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 911 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28858 (AIX 5.3 TL 5 / 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.server (U810439)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115508 (IBM AIX Mail Services Authentication Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at aix.software.ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31875), Tenable (28858), SecurityFocus (BID 22262†), OSVDB (41172†) and Secunia (SA23957†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28858
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 5 / 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.server (U810439)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: aix.software.ibm.com

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08/01/2004 🔍
01/26/2007 +908 days 🔍
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01/29/2007 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2886
X-Force: 31875 - IBM AIX Mail Services rlogin security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 22262 - IBM AIX Pop3D/Pop3DS/IMapD/IMapDS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 23957 - IBM AIX Mail Services Authentication Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 41172 - IBM AIX bos.net.tcp.server Multiple Mail Services Unspecified Authentication Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14177 - IBM AIX Mail Services Authentication Bypass, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0382

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2007 10:31
Updated: 06/14/2025 01:23
Changes: 01/30/2007 10:31 (82), 01/13/2018 23:01 (9), 03/15/2021 08:26 (3), 06/14/2025 01:23 (16)
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