ClearSwift MIMEsweeper for Web up to 5.1.15 Encrypted RAR Archive denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ClearSwift MIMEsweeper for Web up to 5.1.15. This impacts an unknown function of the component Encrypted RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-3522. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ClearSwift MIMEsweeper for Web up to 5.1.15 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Encrypted RAR Archive Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.1.15 Hotfix allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL, which is reflected back in an error message when trying to access a blocked web site.

The weakness was presented 07/10/2006 by Erez Metula with Clearswift (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at download.mimesweeper.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3522 since 07/11/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at download.mimesweeper.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27642), SecurityFocus (BID 18916†), Secunia (SA20998†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016454†). See VDB-2362 and VDB-31250 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: download.mimesweeper.com

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: download.mimesweeper.com
Researcher: Erez Metula
Organization: Clearswift
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2363
X-Force: 27642 - MIMEsweeper error page cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 18916
Secunia: 20998 - MIMEsweeper for Web Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1016454
Vupen: ADV-2006-2731

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

Created: 07/17/2006 12:15
Updated: 04/21/2018 09:37
Changes: 07/17/2006 12:15 (70), 04/21/2018 09:37 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:153:103

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