Gordano NTMail 6.0.3c Web Service denial of service

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5.2$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Gordano NTMail 6.0.3c. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Service. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0585. No exploit exists. It is suggested to use restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Gordano NTMail 6.0.3c. This affects an unknown code of the component Web Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Gordano NTMail 6.0.3c allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via a long (>= 255 characters) URL request to port 8000 or port 9000.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2001. The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2001 by Peter Gründl (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0585. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 155 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 50026 (Gordano NTMail Web Services DoS Vulnerability).

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling 8000/9000.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6249), SecurityFocus (BID 2494†), OSVDB (1777†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6672†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

03/20/2001 🔍
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08/22/2001 +155 days 🔍
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12/30/2004 +1226 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +3477 days 🔍
10/05/2025 +4107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Peter Gründl
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0585 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0585
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17217
X-Force: 6249
SecurityFocus: 2494 - Gordano NTMail Web Services DoS Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1777 - Gordano - NTMail - Web Services - DoS Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6672 - DoS in Gordano NTMail 6.0.3 c via Long URL Request, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 14:37
Updated: 10/05/2025 19:01
Changes: 07/08/2014 14:37 (60), 06/03/2019 12:38 (3), 10/05/2025 19:01 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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