University of Washington UW-IMAP up to 2004f IMAP Server mail.c mail_valid_net_parse_work memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in University of Washington UW-IMAP up to 2004f. Affected by this issue is the function mail_valid_net_parse_work of the file mail.c of the component IMAP Server. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-2933. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in University of Washington UW-IMAP up to 2004f. Affected is the function mail_valid_net_parse_work of the file mail.c of the component IMAP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington s IMAP Server (UW-IMAP) before imap-2004g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a mailbox name containing a single double-quote (") character without a closing quote, which causes bytes after the double-quote to be copied into a buffer indefinitely.

The bug was discovered 10/04/2005. The weakness was shared 10/13/2005 by infamous41md as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2933 since 09/15/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19969 (Debian DSA-861-1 : uw-imap - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117716 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2006:0501)).

Upgrading to version 2004d eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22518), Tenable (19969), SecurityFocus (BID 15009†), OSVDB (19856†) and Secunia (SA17062†). The entries VDB-2132, VDB-2131, VDB-2133 and VDB-19857 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19969
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-861-1 : uw-imap - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 55592
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 861-1 (uw-imap)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: UW-IMAP 2004d

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Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2933 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2933
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26544

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X-Force: 22518
SecurityFocus: 15009 - University Of Washington IMAP Mailbox Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17062 - UW-imapd Mailbox Name Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19856 - CVE-2005-2933 - University Of Washington - IMAP - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015000
Vulnerability Center: 9374 - University of Washington IMAP Buffer Overflow via Long Mailbox Names, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2685

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 01/19/2025 06:14
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (89), 06/10/2019 10:28 (4), 01/19/2025 06:14 (17)
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