VDB-14819 · CVE-1999-1516 · XFDB 3290

TenFour TFS Gateway SMTP 3.2 Mail From Long Argument memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TenFour TFS Gateway SMTP 3.2. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Mail From Handler. The manipulation as part of Long Argument leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1516. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TenFour TFS Gateway SMTP 3.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Mail From Handler. The manipulation as part of a Long Argument leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow in TenFour TFS Gateway SMTP mail server 3.2 allows an attacker to crash the mail server and possibly execute arbitrary code by offering more than 128 bytes in a MAIL FROM string.

The weakness was shared 09/02/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1516. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10284 (TFS SMTP 3.2 MAIL FROM overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3290), Tenable (10284) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-466†). The entry VDB-14811 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

TenFour

Name

TFS Gateway SMTP

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 10284
Nessus Name: TFS SMTP 3.2 MAIL FROM overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14819
X-Force: 3290
Vulnerability Center: 466 - Buffer Overflow in TenFour TFD SMTP 3.2, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 21:53
Updated: 05/07/2019 06:29
Changes: 06/21/2014 21:53 (42), 05/07/2019 06:29 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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