MailScanner up to 4.41.3 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MailScanner up to 4.41.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-1706. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MailScanner up to 4.41.3. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in MailScanner 4.41.3 and earlier, related to "incomplete reporting of viruses in zip files," allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection.

The weakness was released 05/24/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1706 since 05/24/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1014024†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/21/2005 🔍
05/24/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/24/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3578 days 🔍
07/09/2018 +1216 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-1706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25311
SecurityTracker: 1014024

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/09/2018 08:51
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (41), 07/09/2018 08:51 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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