IPSwitch IMail up to 8.1 Web Messaging denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IPSwitch IMail. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Messaging. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2422. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IPSwitch IMail (Mail Server Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Messaging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple features in Ipswitch IMail Server before 8.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) a long sender field to the Queue Manager or (2) a long To field to the Web Messaging component.

The weakness was disclosed 09/03/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.ipswitch.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2422 since 08/18/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14684 (Ipswitch IMail Server < 8.13 Multiple Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 8.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17222), Tenable (14684), SecurityFocus (BID 11106†), OSVDB (9552†) and Secunia (SA12453†). The entries VDB-23313 and VDB-82160 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 14684
Nessus Name: Ipswitch IMail Server < 8.13 Multiple Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 14684
OpenVAS Name: ipswitch IMail DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IMail 8.13
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: support.ipswitch.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23312
X-Force: 17222
SecurityFocus: 11106 - Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12453
OSVDB: 9552 - Ipswitch IMail Queue Manager Sender Field DoS
SecurityTracker: 1011146
Vulnerability Center: 5385 - DoS in Ipswitch Imail Server < 8.13 via the Web Messaging, High

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 06/05/2019 11:05
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (79), 06/05/2019 11:05 (6)
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