Geeos Team Gattaca Server 2003 1.1.10.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Geeos Team Gattaca Server 2003 1.1.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2520. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Geeos Team Gattaca Server 2003 1.1.10.0. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

POP3 protocol in Gattaca Server 2003 1.1.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large numeric value in the (1) LIST, (2) RETR, or (3) UIDL commands.

The weakness was presented 07/15/2004 by Dr_insane (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gattaca-server.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2520 since 10/25/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12091 (Gattaca Server 2003 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

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 (16703), Exploit-DB (24283), SecurityFocus (BID 10728†), OSVDB (7925†) and Secunia (SA12071†). See VDB-23405, VDB-23404, VDB-23402 and VDB-23401 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gattaca-server.com
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23403
X-Force: 16703 - Gattaca Server POP3 denial of service
SecurityFocus: 10728 - Gattaca Server 2003 Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12071 - Gattaca Server 2003 Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 7925 - Gattaca Server 2003 POP3 DoS
SecurityTracker: 1010703 - Gattaca Server Multiple Input Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service, Determine System Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 01/10/2025 13:20
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (64), 07/19/2017 09:52 (6), 01/10/2025 13:20 (23)
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