Kinesphere eXchange POP3 4.0 Mail From memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Kinesphere eXchange POP3 4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Mail From Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1945. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Kinesphere eXchange POP3 4.0. Affected is an unknown part of the component Mail From Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Kinesphere eXchange POP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MAIL FROM field.

The weakness was published 04/22/2004 by Securma Massine (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1945 since 05/04/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3815.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15922), Exploit-DB (24028), SecurityFocus (BID 10180†), OSVDB (5593†) and Secunia (SA11449†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 3815

Timelineinfo

04/20/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Securma Massine
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21780
X-Force: 15922 - eXchange POP3 Server long SMTP command buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 10180 - Kinesphere Corporation Exchange POP3 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 11449 - Kinesphere eXchange POP3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5593 - Kinesphere eXchange POP3 Buffer Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1009882 - eXchange POP3 Server SMTP Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 11:23
Updated: 09/12/2025 15:20
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:23 (62), 07/06/2017 08:05 (9), 09/12/2025 15:20 (21)
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Cache ID: 216:AC6:103

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