NoticeWare Email Server up to 4.5.3 IMAP Server input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in NoticeWare Email Server up to 4.5.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IMAP Server. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3607. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NoticeWare Email Server up to 4.5.3 (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component IMAP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IMAP server in NoticeWare Email Server NG 4.6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via multiple long LOGIN commands.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2008 by João Antunes (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3607 since 08/12/2008. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44378), Exploit-DB (32194) and SecurityFocus (BID 30605†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 900027
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: João Antunes
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3607 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3607
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43649
X-Force: 44378 - NoticeWare Email Server NG IMAP server denial of service
SecurityFocus: 30605 - NoticeWare Corporation NoticeWare Email Server NG LOGIN Messages Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19 PM
Updated: 01/12/2025 05:58 PM
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 PM (52), 11/21/2017 08:25 AM (7), 01/12/2025 05:58 PM (20)
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