Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite prior imapd32.exe) imapd32.exe stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file imapd32.exe. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-1256. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ipswitch Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (Groupware Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file imapd32.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD32.EXE) in IMail 8.13 in Ipswitch Collaboration Suite (ICS), and other versions before IMail Server 8.2 Hotfix 2, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a STATUS command with a long mailbox name.

The bug was discovered 05/24/2005. The weakness was released 05/25/2005 by Sebastian Apelt with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is available at ipswitch.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1256 since 04/25/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version imapd32.exe) eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3072. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3581.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20713), SecurityFocus (BID 13727†), OSVDB (16806†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014047†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8452†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-25345, VDB-25344, VDB-25343 and VDB-25342. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Saint ID: exploit_info/imail_imap_status
Saint Name: IMail IMAP STATUS buffer overflow

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ipswitch Collaboration Suite imapd32.exe)

Snort ID: 3072
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-IMAP status overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2103072
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: ipswitch.com
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25346
X-Force: 20713
SecurityFocus: 13727 - Ipswitch IMail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 16806 - iDEFENSE-SA-05.24.05 - Ipswitch IMail IMAP STATUS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1014047
Vulnerability Center: 8452 - Buffer Overflow in Ipswitch Imail via STATUS Command, High

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/02/2019 18:58
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (80), 06/02/2019 18:58 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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