VDB-18911 · CVE-2002-0997 · XFDB 9559

Novell Netmail 3.0.3a/3.1 IMAP Agent memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Novell Netmail 3.0.3a/3.1. This affects an unknown part of the component IMAP Agent. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0997. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Novell Netmail 3.0.3a/3.1. This issue affects an unknown code of the component IMAP Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflows in IMAP Agent (imapd) for Novell NetMail (NIMS) 3.0.3 before 3.0.3A allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

The weakness was released 10/04/2002 by Patrik Karlsson (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0997. 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.

Upgrading to version 3.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9559) and SecurityFocus (BID 5232†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Novell

Name

Netmail

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.novell.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Netmail 3.0.3

Timelineinfo

07/15/2002 🔍
10/04/2002 +81 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +4316 days 🔍
06/28/2024 +3622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Patrik Karlsson
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18911
X-Force: 9559
SecurityFocus: 5232 - Novell NetMail IMAP Agent Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 11:36
Updated: 06/28/2024 03:37
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:36 (48), 06/09/2018 10:52 (6), 06/28/2024 03:37 (17)
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