Novell NetMail 3.5.2 Agent stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Novell NetMail 3.5.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Agent. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2469. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Novell NetMail 3.5.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NMAP Agent for Novell NetMail 3.52C and possibly earlier versions allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long user name in the USER command.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2005. The weakness was shared 10/12/2005 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2469 since 08/05/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 86 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74198 (Novell NetMail NMAP Agent Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (22727), SecurityFocus (BID 15080†), OSVDB (19916†), Secunia (SA15925†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015048†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2469 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26599
X-Force: 22727
SecurityFocus: 15080 - Novell NetMail NMAP Agent Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15925 - Novell NetMail NMAP Agent "USER" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19916 - Novell NetMail NMAP Agent USER Command Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015048
Vulnerability Center: 10335 - Novell NetMail Local Stack Overflow via Long Username in USER Command, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/30/2025 05:52
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (67), 06/14/2019 08:44 (7), 06/30/2025 05:52 (18)
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