Qwikmail QwikMail SMTP up to 0.3 qwik-smtpd.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qwikmail QwikMail SMTP up to 0.3. This impacts an unknown function of the file qwik-smtpd.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2677. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qwikmail QwikMail SMTP up to 0.3 (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file qwik-smtpd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in qwik-smtpd.c in QwikMail SMTP (qwik-smtpd) 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the (1) clientRcptTo array, and the (2) Received and (3) messageID variables, possibly involving HELO and hostname arguments.

The weakness was shared 10/31/2004 by Dark Eagle (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2677 since 02/22/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Carlos Barros in ANSI C and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available 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 (17917), Exploit-DB (620), SecurityFocus (BID 11572†), OSVDB (11303†) and Secunia (SA13037†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Carlos Barros
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Dark Eagle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23549
X-Force: 17917 - qwik-smtpd format string
SecurityFocus: 11572 - QwikMail Remote Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 13037 - qwik-smtpd Format String Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 11303 - qwik-smtpd Remote Format String Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1012016 - QwikMail Format String Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2007-0687

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 12/30/2024 18:52
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (68), 07/19/2017 10:06 (11), 12/30/2024 18:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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