Ipswitch IMail up to 7.1 HTTP 1.0 Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ipswitch IMail up to 7.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component HTTP 1.0 Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-1076. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ipswitch IMail up to 7.1 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component HTTP 1.0 Request Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Web Messaging daemon for Ipswitch IMail before 7.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request for HTTP/1.0.

The weakness was presented 10/04/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1076. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50062 (IPSwitch IMail Web Messaging HTTP Get Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 7.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9679), Exploit-DB (21654), SecurityFocus (BID 5323†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3247†). See VDB-18989 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IMail 7.12

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12/21/2003 +443 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3873 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1076 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1076
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18988
X-Force: 9679
SecurityFocus: 5323 - IPSwitch IMail Web Messaging HTTP Get Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3247 - Buffer Overflow in the Web Messaging Daemon for Imail <7.12 Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 17:46
Updated: 09/09/2025 05:53
Changes: 07/29/2014 17:46 (62), 05/18/2019 17:32 (3), 05/31/2025 23:31 (19), 09/09/2025 05:53 (2)
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