MailEnable 1.18 HTTPMail Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MailEnable 1.18 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component HTTPMail Service. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-2726. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MailEnable 1.18 (Mail Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component HTTPMail Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

HTTPMail service in MailEnable Professional 1.18 does not properly handle arguments to the Authorization header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (null dereference and application crash). NOTE: This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1348.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 by Pejman Davarzani with Hat-Squad (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2726 since 10/08/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14654 (MailEnable HTTPMail Service Authorization Header Handling Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16115), Tenable (14654), SecurityFocus (BID 10312†), Secunia (SA11588†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5319†). See VDB-23594, VDB-82013 and VDB-90806 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14654
Nessus Name: MailEnable HTTPMail Service Authorization Header Handling Remote DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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05/09/2004 🔍
05/09/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2004 +7 days 🔍
09/03/2004 +110 days 🔍
09/07/2004 +4 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +115 days 🔍
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10/08/2007 +1011 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +2710 days 🔍
05/24/2019 +1536 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Pejman Davarzani
Organization: Hat-Squad
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23593
X-Force: 16115
SecurityFocus: 10312 - MailEnable Mail Server HTTPMail Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 11588
Vulnerability Center: 5319 - The HTTPMail Service in MailEnable Allows DoS or Code Execution via Long HTTP Request, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 05/24/2019 16:36
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (63), 05/24/2019 16:36 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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