True North Internet Anywhere Mail Server 3.1.3 RETR Command denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in True North Internet Anywhere Mail Server 3.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RETR Command Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2000-0139. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in True North Internet Anywhere Mail Server 3.1.3 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RETR Command 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. The summary by CVE is:

Internet Anywhere POP3 Mail Server allows local users to cause a denial of service via a malformed RETR command.

The weakness was disclosed 12/03/1999 by Nobuo Miwa as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0139. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50005 (True North Software Internet Anywhere POP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3988), Exploit-DB (19748), SecurityFocus (BID 982†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5443†). The entry VDB-15318 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider 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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Nobuo Miwa
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15037
X-Force: 3988
SecurityFocus: 982 - Internet Anywhere Mail Server RETR DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5443 - DoS in True North Internet Anywhere POP3 Mail Server via Malformed RETR Command, Medium

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

Created: 06/22/2014 15:42
Updated: 10/19/2025 18:36
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:42 (59), 05/24/2019 22:36 (5), 03/16/2025 01:45 (27), 10/19/2025 18:36 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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