Floosietek FTGate 1.05 POP3 Service APOP USER heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Floosietek FTGate 1.05. This affects an unknown function of the component POP3 Service. Executing a manipulation of the argument APOP USER can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-2078. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Floosietek FTGate 1.05. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component POP3 Service. The manipulation of the argument APOP USER with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Floositek (1) FTGate Pro 1.05 and (2) FTGate Office 1.05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long POP3 APOP USER command.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2002. The weakness was published 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2078 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 272 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74102 (Floosietek FTGate APOP Command Heap Overflow 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 (8749), SecurityFocus (BID 4427†), OSVDB (60050†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9744†). Similar entries are available at VDB-19724 and VDB-19722. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Timelineinfo

04/03/2002 🔍
04/04/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +271 days 🔍
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07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
11/27/2005 +136 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3174 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +4042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2002-2078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19720
X-Force: 8749
SecurityFocus: 4427 - Floosietek FTGate APOP Command Heap Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 60050 - Floosietek - FTGate - APOP Command - Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 9744 - Floosietek FTGate Heap Overflow via APOP Secure POP3 Authentication Command, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 10:11
Updated: 08/30/2025 16:24
Changes: 08/06/2014 10:11 (58), 06/11/2019 18:23 (5), 08/30/2025 16:24 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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