Dynfx Mailserver 2.10 POP3 Service User memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Dynfx Mailserver 2.10. Impacted is an unknown function of the component POP3 Service. This manipulation of the argument User causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0776. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dynfx Mailserver 2.10 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component POP3 Service. The manipulation of the argument USER with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in DynFX MailServer version 2.10 allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via a long username to the POP3 service.

The bug was discovered 05/26/2001. The weakness was shared 10/18/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0776. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10184 (Multiple Vendor POP3 Remote Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.10 build 3604.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6615), Tenable (10184), SecurityFocus (BID 2781†), OSVDB (13970†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7728†). The entries VDB-15007, VDB-15263, VDB-18510 and VDB-18685 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10184
Nessus Name: Multiple Vendor POP3 Remote Overflows
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailserver 2.10 build 3604.2

Timelineinfo

06/22/1999 🔍
05/26/2001 +704 days 🔍
05/26/2001 +0 days 🔍
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10/18/2001 +145 days 🔍
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05/03/2005 +1293 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +3354 days 🔍
05/31/2019 +1787 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0776 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0776
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17539
X-Force: 6615
SecurityFocus: 2781 - DynFX MailServer POP3d Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13970 - DynFX - MailServer - POP3d - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7728 - DoS in DynFX MailServer 2.10 build 3595.1 via POP3, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 17:39
Updated: 05/31/2019 21:49
Changes: 07/09/2014 17:39 (68), 05/31/2019 21:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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