T. Hauck Jana Web Server up to 1.4.6 POP3 Server RETR/DELE memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in T. Hauck Jana Web Server up to 1.4.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component POP3 Server. This manipulation of the argument RETR/DELE causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1066. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in T. Hauck Jana Web Server up to 1.4.6 (Web Server). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component POP3 Server. The manipulation of the argument RETR/DELE 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Thomas Hauck Jana Server 1.4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large message index value in a (1) RETR or (2) DELE command to the POP3 server, which exceeds the array limits and allows a buffer overflow attack.

The weakness was shared 10/04/2002 by 3APA3A as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1066. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50046 (T. Hauck Jana Server POP3 Invalid Message Index Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 (9689), SecurityFocus (BID 5327†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6368†). The entries VDB-18974, VDB-18975, VDB-18976 and VDB-18977 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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Remote: Yes

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07/26/2002 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: 3APA3A
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1066 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1066
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18979
X-Force: 9689
SecurityFocus: 5327 - T. Hauck Jana Server POP3 Invalid Message Index Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6368 - DoS in T. Hauck Jana Webserver 1.0, 1.45, 1.46 via POP3, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 13:22
Updated: 09/09/2025 06:00
Changes: 07/29/2014 13:22 (57), 05/27/2019 07:50 (4), 09/09/2025 06:00 (18)
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