Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite prior 2006 Premium stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SMTP Daemon in Ipswitch Collaboration 2006 Suite Premium and Standard Editions, IMail, IMail Plus, and IMail Secure allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string located after an @ character and before a : character.

The bug was discovered 09/06/2006. The weakness was shared 09/08/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4379 since 08/28/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22314 (Ipswitch IMail Server SMTP Service Crafted RCPT String Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2006 Premium eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4496.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28789) and Tenable (22314).

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22314
Nessus Name: Ipswitch IMail Server SMTP Service Crafted RCPT String Remote Overflow
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Saint ID: exploit_info/imail_smtp_rcpt_to
Saint Name: IMail SMTP RCPT TO buffer overflow

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ipswitch Collaboration Suite 2006 Premium
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4379 (🔍)
X-Force: 28789
SecurityTracker: 1016803
Vulnerability Center: 12659 - Ipswitch Imail Server and Collaboration Suite SMTP Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 19885 - Ipswitch IMail Server and Collaboration Suite SMTP Daemon Stack Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 21795 - Ipswitch IMail Server SMTP Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28576 - CVE-2006-4379 - Ipswitch Collaboration Suite - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-3496

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

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Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/24/2019 21:16
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (85), 06/24/2019 21:16 (5)
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