Dan Bernstein Qmail 1.0.3 RCPT denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dan Bernstein Qmail 1.0.3 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component RCPT Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0144. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dan Bernstein Qmail 1.0.3 (Mail Server Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component RCPT Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

denial of service in qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the rcpt command.

The weakness was released 06/11/1997 by Wietse Venema as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0144. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (208), Exploit-DB (20561), SecurityFocus (BID 2237†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1007†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-13930. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Wietse Venema
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0144 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0144
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13906
X-Force: 208
SecurityFocus: 2237 - QMail RCPT Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1007 - Quail Mail Server RCPT DOS, High

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

Created: 06/18/2014 11:35
Updated: 09/07/2024 23:52
Changes: 06/18/2014 11:35 (67), 05/09/2019 17:17 (1), 09/07/2024 23:52 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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