Double Precision Courier Mta prior 3.0.0 WebMail iso2022jp.c/shiftjis.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Double Precision Courier Mta. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file iso2022jp.c/shiftjis.c of the component WebMail. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0224. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Double Precision Courier Mta. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file iso2022jp.c/shiftjis.c of the component WebMail. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) iso2022jp.c or (2) shiftjis.c for Courier-IMAP before 3.0.0, Courier before 0.45, and SqWebMail before 4.0.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code "when Unicode character is out of BMP range."

The bug was discovered 08/10/2004. The weakness was shared 04/15/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0224. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After 5 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14457 (GLSA-200403-06 : Multiple remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Courier), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15434), Exploit-DB (432), Tenable (14457), SecurityFocus (BID 9845†) and OSVDB (9013†). The entry VDB-22318 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14457
Nessus Name: GLSA-200403-06 : Multiple remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Courier
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OpenVAS ID: 52431
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: courier
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Courier Mta 3.0.0

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03/11/2004 🔍
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03/22/2004 +11 days 🔍
03/26/2004 +4 days 🔍
04/15/2004 +20 days 🔍
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08/10/2004 +117 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +8 days 🔍
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08/30/2004 +10 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3699 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1692 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0224 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21769
X-Force: 15434
SecurityFocus: 9845 - Courier Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11087 - Courier Japanese Codeset Conversion Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 9013 - Courier-IMAP debug.c auth_debug() Function Remote Format String
Vulnerability Center: 4009 - Buffer Overflows in Courier Products Courier MTA, Courier IMAP and sqWebMail, High

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

Created: 10/16/2014 11:18
Updated: 06/04/2019 22:35
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:18 (86), 06/04/2019 22:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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