University of Washington IMAP 4.5 POP2/POP3 Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in University of Washington IMAP 4.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component POP2/POP3 Server. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-1197. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in University of Washington IMAP 4.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component POP2/POP3 Server. 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:

POP2 or POP3 server (pop3d) in imap-uw IMAP package on FreeBSD and other operating systems creates lock files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (lack of mail access) for other users by creating lock files for other mail boxes.

The weakness was presented 08/31/2001 by Alex Mottram (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1197. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4335), SecurityFocus (BID 1132†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4898†). See VDB-17264 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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04/19/2000 🔍
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07/08/2014 +3632 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Alex Mottram
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17263
X-Force: 4335
SecurityFocus: 1132 - Multiple Vendor popd Lock File Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4898 - DoS on Qpopper POP Server via Local Lock Files for Mail Boxes, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 16:04
Changes: 07/08/2014 16:04 (58)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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