Perdition up to 2.1 IMAP Server/POP Server ssl_outgoing_ciphers exceptional condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Perdition up to 2.1. Impacted is the function ssl_outgoing_ciphers of the component IMAP Server/POP Server. Performing a manipulation results in exceptional condition. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-4584. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Perdition up to 2.1. This affects the function ssl_outgoing_ciphers of the component IMAP Server/POP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exceptional condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-755. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Perdition before 2.2 may have weak security when handling outbound connections, caused by an error in the STARTTLS IMAP and POP server. ssl_outgoing_ciphers not being applied to STARTTLS connections

The bug was discovered 11/08/2013. The weakness was released 11/15/2019 by Daniel Kahn Gillmor. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4584 since 06/12/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2198 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 63696†) and OSVDB (99882†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exceptional condition
CWE: CWE-755
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Perdition 2.2
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

06/12/2013 🔍
11/08/2013 +149 days 🔍
11/08/2013 +0 days 🔍
11/15/2019 +2198 days 🔍
11/16/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2024 +1557 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 62a0ce94aeb7dd99155882956ce9e327ab914ddf
Researcher: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145821
X-Force: 89184
SecurityFocus: 63696 - Perdition SSL/TLS Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 99882

Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2019 12:02
Updated: 02/20/2024 14:56
Changes: 11/16/2019 12:02 (42), 11/16/2019 12:07 (21), 02/20/2024 14:56 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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