VDB-82426 · XFDB 20240 · BID 13350

MailEnable Authorization Header memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in MailEnable (Mail Server Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Authorization Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/22/2005 by CorryL. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published 2 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at x0n3-h4ck.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 4637.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (20240). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-24980.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 4637

Timelineinfo

04/22/2005 🔍
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04/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
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04/15/2016 +4008 days 🔍
10/10/2018 +908 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Researcher: CorryL
Status: Not defined
X-Force: 20240
SecurityFocus: 13350 - MailEnable HTTP Authorization Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15062 - MailEnable HTTPMail Connector Authorization Header Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 15737 - MailEnable Authorization Header Remote Overflow

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

Created: 04/15/2016 14:35
Updated: 10/10/2018 13:54
Changes: 04/15/2016 14:35 (44), 10/10/2018 13:54 (10)
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Cache ID: 3:3EB:103

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