SmarterTools SmarterMail up to 16.x Service Port 17001 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SmarterTools SmarterMail up to 16.x and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Service Port 17001. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-7214. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SmarterTools SmarterMail up to 16.x. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Service Port 17001. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SmarterTools SmarterMail 16.x before build 6985 allows deserialization of untrusted data. An unauthenticated attacker could run commands on the server when port 17001 was remotely accessible. This port is not accessible remotely by default after applying the Build 6985 patch.

The bug was discovered 04/11/2019. The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at smartertools.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-7214 since 01/29/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371755 (SmarterMail Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Applying the patch 16.x Build 6985 is able to eliminate this problem.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling 17001. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (49216). The entries VDB-134009, VDB-134010 and VDB-134011 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 16.x Build 6985
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Timelineinfo

01/29/2019 🔍
04/11/2019 +72 days 🔍
04/24/2019 +13 days 🔍
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11/09/2025 +2391 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 160416
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-7214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134012
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2019 21:10
Updated: 11/09/2025 23:07
Changes: 04/24/2019 21:10 (61), 06/01/2020 17:27 (2), 09/06/2023 18:34 (4), 11/09/2025 23:07 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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