E-Post Mail Server Enterprise 4.10 Error Message epstpop3s.exe information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in E-Post Mail Server Enterprise 4.10 (Mail Server Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the file epstpop3s.exe of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The POP3 server (EPSTPOP3S.EXE) 4.22 in E-Post Mail Server 4.10 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via multiple crafted APOP commands for a known POP3 account, which displays the password in a POP3 error message.

The weakness was published 05/01/2008 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2049 since 05/01/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (42035).

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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11/17/2017 +977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2049 (🔍)
X-Force: 42035 - E-Post Mail Server POP3 information disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1019930
SecurityFocus: 28951
Secunia: 29990
Vupen: ADV-2008-1389

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 11/17/2017 10:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (50), 11/17/2017 10:14 (13)
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