Gaucho 1.4 POP3 Email Content-type stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gaucho 1.4. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component POP3 Email. Executing a manipulation of the argument Content-type can lead to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1752. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Gaucho 1.4. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component POP3 Email. The manipulation of the argument Content-type with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Gaucho 1.4 Build 145 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POP3 email with a long Content-Type header.

The weakness was presented 08/23/2004 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1752 since 02/26/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in C++. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17090), Exploit-DB (421), SecurityFocus (BID 11023†), OSVDB (9155†) and Secunia (SA12387†). See VDB-25353 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22168
X-Force: 17090 - Gaucho POP3 buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 11023 - NakedSoft Gaucho POP3 Email Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12387 - Gaucho "Content-Type:" Header Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 9155 - Gaucho POP3 Content-Type Header Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1011032 - Gaucho Buffer Overflow in Processing Mail Headers Via POP3 Lets Remote Servers Execute Arbitrary Code

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

Created: 12/19/2014 09:33
Updated: 09/04/2025 16:21
Changes: 12/19/2014 09:33 (65), 07/08/2017 14:12 (8), 09/04/2025 16:21 (16)
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